406 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 24

Sudargana cakra; pratihata—defeated; bala—strength; avalepadh—and
pride (because of bodily strength); bila-isayah—the snakes; iva—like;
vasanti—they live; ye—who; vai—indeed; saramayad—by Sarama; in-
dra-diitya —the messenger of Indra; vagbhih—by the words; mantra-
varnabhih—in the form of a mantra; indrat—from King Indra;

bibhyati—are afraid.
TRANSLATION

Beneath Mahatala is the planetary system known as Rasatala,
which is the abode of the demoniac sons of Diti and Danu. They
are called Panis, Nivata-kavacas, Kaleyas and Hiranya-puravasis
[those living in Hiranya-pura]. They are all enemies of the
demigods, and they reside in holes like snakes. From birth they
are extremely powerful and cruel, and although they are proud of
their strength, they are always defeated by the Sudarsana cakra of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who rules all the planetary
systems. When a female messenger from Indra named Sarama
chants a particular curse, the serpentine demons of Mahatala
become very afraid of Indra.

PURPORT

It is said that there was a great fight between these serpentine demons
and Indra, the King of heaven. When the defeated demons met the
female messenger Sarama, who was chanting a mantra, they became
afraid, and therefore they are living in the planet called Rasatala.

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tato ‘dhastat patale naga-loka-patayo vasuki-pramukhah sankha-
kulika-mahdasankha-sveta-dhananjaya-dhrtardstra-sankhacida-
kambalasvatara-devadattadayo maha-bhogino mahamarsa nivasanti
