52 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 1

sages, who were very kind to them. ‘“‘O doorkeepers, after three
births you will be able to return to your positions in Vaikuntha,
for then the duration of the curse will have ended.”

TEXT 40

ama at fa: ga Aaacraraha |
fervafageigt § fewareisgaera: livoll

Jajnate tau diteh putrau
daitya-danava-vanditau

hiranyakasipur jyestho
hiranyakso ’nujas tatah

Jajnate—were born; tau—the two; diteh—of Diti; putrau—the sons;
daitya-danava—by all the demons; vanditau—being worshiped;
hiranyakasipuh—Hiranyakasipu; jyesthah—the elder; hiranyaksah—
Hiranyaksa; anujah—the younger; tatah—thereafter.

TRANSLATION

These two associates of the Lord—Jaya and Vijaya—later de-
scended to the material world, taking birth as the two sons of Diti,
Hiranyakasipu being the elder and Hiranyaksa the younger. They
were very much respected by the Daityas and Danavas [demoniac
species].

TEXT 41

ant feervefageiin  feeefion |
fewartt ata frra atat ag: 122

hato hiranyakasipur
harind simha-riipina
hiranyakso dharoddhare
bibhrata Saukaram vapuh

hatah—killed; hiranyakasipuh—Hiranyakasipu; harinad—by Hari,
Visnu; simha-rapind—in the form of a lion (Lord Narasimha);
