Text 3] Hiranyakasipu’s Plan to Become Immortal 131
in the future he would be able to conquer Lord Brahma’s abode.
Similarly, another demon received a benediction from Lord Siva but later
wanted to kill Lord Siva through that same benediction. Thus self-
interested persons, by demoniac austerity, want to kill even their
benedictors, whereas the Vaisnava wants to remain an ever-existing ser-
vant of the Lord and never to occupy the post of the Lord. Through sdyu-
Jya-mukti, which is generally demanded by asuras, one merges into the
existence of the Lord, but although one sometimes thus achieves the goal
of the theory of monism, one falls down again to struggle in material
existence.
TEXT 2
aq ay aaa ag Tzeng |
Ly
RANE WeyAarnafa: | 2 UN
sa tepe mandara-dronyam
tapah parama-darunam
urdhva-bahur nabho-drstih
padangusthasritavanih
sah—he (Hiranyakagipu); tepe—performed; mandara-dronyam—in
a valley of Mandara Hill; tapah—austerity; parama—most; darunam—
difficult; ardhva—raising; bahuh—arms; nabhah—toward the sky;
drstih—his vision; pdda-angustha—with the big toes of his feet;
dsrita—resting on; avanih—the ground.
TRANSLATION
In the valley of Mandara Hill, Hiranyakasipu began performing
his austerities by standing with his toes on the ground, keeping his
arms upward and looking toward the sky. This position was ex-
tremely difficult, but he accepted it as a means to attain perfection.
TEXT 3
aeetahad t daate iat |
aeerrTrary Far: Sel AT Ut 3 UI
