130 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 3
not to be killed by any weapon, on land or in the air, and not to be killed
by any human being, animal, demigod or any other entity, living or non-
living. He further prayed for supremacy over the entire universe and re-
quested the eight yogic perfections, such as animd and laghima.
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MARY SAF
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aenaatdssae | aaa i 2 Il
Sri-nérada uvaca
hiranyakasipi rajann
ajeyam ajardmaram
atmanam apratidvandvam
eka-rajarn vyadhitsata
Sri-na@radah uvdéca—Narada Muni said; hiranyakasipuh—the
demoniac king Hiranyakasipu; rdjan—O King Yudhisthira; ajeyam—
unconquerable by any enemy; ajara—without old age or disease;
amaram—immortal; dtmanam—himself; apratidvandvam—without
any rival or opponent; eka-rdjam—the one king of the universe;
vyadhitsata—desired to become.
TRANSLATION
Narada Muni said to Maharaja Yudhisthira: The demoniac king
HiranyakaSipu wanted to be unconquerable and free from old age
and dwindling of the body. He wanted to gain all the yogic perfec-
tions like anima and laghima, to be deathless, and to be the only
king of the entire universe, including Brahmaloka.
PURPORT
Such are the goals of the austerities performed by demons.
Hiranyakasipu wanted to receive a benediction from Lord Brahmi so that
