68 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 2
sidayadhvam tapo-yajna-
svadhydya-vrata-daninah

tavat—as long as (I am engaged in the matter of killing Visnu);
yata—go; bhuvam—to the planet earth; yiiyam—all of you; brahma-
ksatra—of the brahmanas and_ ksatriyas; samedhitam—made
prosperous by the activities (brahminical culture and Vedic govern-
ment); sidayadhvam—just destroy; tapah—the performers of
austerities; yajfia—sacrifices; suddhydya—study of Vedic knowledge;
vrata—the regulative vows; daninah—and those giving charity.

TRANSLATION

While I am engaged in the business of killing Lord Visnu, go
down to the planet earth, which is flourishing due to brahminical
culture and a ksatriya government. These people engage in
austerity, sacrifice, Vedic study, regulative vows, and charity.
Destroy all the people thus engaged!

PURPORT

Hiranyakasipu’s main purpose was to disturb the demigods. He
planned first to kill Lord Visnu so that with Lord Visnu’s death the
demigods would automatically weaken and die. Another of his plans was
to disturb the residents of the planet earth. The peace and prosperity of
the residents of earth, and all the other planets, were maintained by the
bréhmanas and ksatriyas. The Lord says in Bhagavad-gitd (4.13), catur-
varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah: “According to the three
modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them, the four divi-
sions of human society were created by Me.” On all the planets there are
different types of residents, but the Lord recommends, referring es-
pecially to the planet earth, which is inhabited by human beings, that
society be divided into four varnas—brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and
Sidra. Before the advent of Lord Krsna on this earth, it is understood
that the earth was managed by the brdhmanas and ksatriyas. The duty of
the bradhmanas is to cultivate Samah (peacefulness), damah (self-
control), titiksa (tolerance), satyam (truthfulness), §aucam (cleanliness)
and drjavam (simplicity), and then to advise the ksatriya kings how to
