Text 32] Hiranyakasipu, King of the Demons 91

smeared with blood, his heart pierced by the arrows of the enemy.
When he died he had wanted to show his prowess, and thus he had
bitten his lips, and his teeth remained in that position. His
beautiful lotuslike face was now black and covered with dust from
the battlefield. His arms, with his sword and other weapons, were
cut and broken. When the queens of the King of Usinara saw their
husband lying in that position, they began crying, “‘O lord, now
that you have been killed, we also have been killed.” Repeating
these words again and again, they fell down, pounding their
breasts, at the feet of the dead King.

PURPORT
As stated here, rabhasa dasta-dacchadam: the dead King, while fight-

ing in anger, bit his lips to show his prowess, but nonetheless he was
killed by providence (vidhina). This proves that we are controlled by
higher authorities; our personal power or endeavor is not always
supreme. We must therefore accept the position offered to us by the
order of the Supreme.

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rudatya uccair dayitanghri-pankajam

sificantya asraih kuca-kunkumdérunaih
visrasta-kesabharanah Sucam nmam
srjantya Gkrandanayéa vilepire

rudatyah—crying; uccaih—very loudly; dayita—of their beloved
husband; anghri-parikajam—the lotus feet; sificantyah—moistening;
asraih—with tears; kuca-kunkuma-arunaih—which were red from the
kunkuma covering their breasts; visrasta—scattered; kesa—hair;
abharanah—and ornaments; sucam—grief; nrndm—of the people in
