386 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 24

athatale maya-putro ’suro balo nivasati yena ha vd iha srstah san-
navatir mayah kascanadyapi mayavino dharayanti yasya ca
jrmbhamanasya mukhatas trayah stri-gand udapadyanta svairinyah
kaminyah pumscalya iti ya vai bilayanam pravistam purusam rasena
hatakakhyena sddhayitvd sva-vildsavalokandnurdga-smita-
samlapopagihanadibhih svairam kila ramayanti yasminn upayukte
purusa isvaro *ham siddho ’ham ity ayuta-maha-gaja-balam dtmanam
abhimanyamanah katthate madandha iva.

atha—now; atale—on the planet named Atala; maya-putrah
asurah—the demon son of Maya; balah—Bala; nivasati—resides;
yena—by whom; ha vé—indeed; iha—in this; srstah—propagated; sat-
navatih—ninety-six; mayah—varieties of illusion; kascana—some;
adya api—even today; mayd-vinah—those who know the art of magical
feats (like manufacturing gold); dhérayanti—utilize; yasya—of whom;
ca—also; jrmbhamdanasya—while yawning; mukhatah—from the
mouth; trayah—three; stri-ganadh—varieties of women; udapa-
dyanta —were generated; svairinyah—svairini (one who only marries in
her same class); kadminyah—kamini (one who, being lusty, marries men
from any group); pumscalyah—puméscali (one who wants to go from one
husband to another); iti—thus; yah—who; vai—certainly; bila-
ayanam—the subterranean planets; pravistam—entering; purusam—a
male; rasena—by a juice; hdtaka-akhyena—made from an intoxicating
herb known as hataka; saddhayitvé—making sexually fit; sva-vilasa—
for their personal sense gratification; avalokana—by glances;
anuraga—lustful; smita—by smiling; samlapa—by talking;
upagithana-ddibhih—and by embracing; svairam—according to their
own desire; kila—indeed; ramayanti—enjoy sex pleasure; yasmin—
which; upayukte—when used; purusah—a man; isvarah aham—| am
the most powerful person; siddhah aham—I am the greatest and most
elevated person; iti—thus; ayuta—ten thousand; mahda-gaja—of big
elephants; balam—the strength; atmanam—himself;
abhimanyamanah—being full of pride; katthate—they say; mada-
andhah—blinded by false prestige; iva—like.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, now I shall describe to you the lower planetary
systems, one by one, beginning from Atala. In Atala there is a
