Text 6] Hiranyakaéipu, King of the Demons 63
TRANSLATION
_ O Danavas and Daityas! O Dvimirdha, Tryaksa, Sambara and
Satabahu! O Hayagriva, Namuci, Paka and Ilvala! O Vipracitti,
Puloman, Sakuna and other demons! All of you, kindly hear me
attentively and then act according to my words without delay.
TEXT 6
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ciforare eon aaaTCTITTA 11 & I
sapatnair ghatitah ksudrair
bhrata me dayitah suhrt
parsni-grahena harina
samenapy upadhavanaih
sapatnaih—by the enemies*; ghatitah—killed; ksudraih—insignifi-
cant in power; bhrata—brother; me—my; dayitah—very dear; suhrt—
well-wisher; parsni-grahena—attacking from the rear; harinad—by the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; samena—equal to everyone (both the
demigods and demons); api—although; upadhdvanaih—by the
worshipers, the demigods.
TRANSLATION
My insignificant enemies the demigods have combined to kill my
very dear and obedient well-wisher, my brother Hiranyaksa. Al-
though the Supreme Lord, Visnu, is always equal to both of us—
namely, the demigods and the demons—this time, being devoutly
worshiped by the demigods, He has taken their side and helped
them kill Hiranyaksa.
*Both the demons and demigods understand the Supreme Personality of
Godhead to be the supreme master, but the demigods follow the master
whereas the demons defy Him. Thus the demigods and demons are com-
pared to the two co-wives of one husband. Each wife is the sapatni (co-
wife) of the other, and therefore the word sapatnaih is used here.
