Text 11] Hiranyakagipu’s Plan to Become Immortal 137

TEXT 11

aa Tse |
feared: arated: BTA TOA H ASN? 8

anyathedam vidhasye *ham
ayatha piirvam ojasa

kim anyaih kdla-nirdhitaih
kalpante vaisnavadibhih

anyatha—just the opposite; idam—this universe; vidhdsye—shall
make; aham—I; ayathad—inappropriate; pirvam—as it was before;
ojasa—by dint of the power of my austerity; kim—what use; anyaih—
with other; kdla-nirdhiitaih—vanquished in due course of time; kalpa-
ante—at the end of the millennium; vaisnava-ddibhih—with planets

like Dhruvaloka or Vaikunthaloka.

TRANSLATION

‘By dint of my severe austerities, I shall reverse the results of
pious and impious activities. I shall overturn all the established
practices within this world. Even Dhruvaloka will be vanquished at
the end of the millennium. Therefore, what is the use of it? I shall
prefer to remain in the position of Brahma.”

PURPORT

Hiranyakasipu’s demoniac determination was explained to Lord
Brahma by the demigods, who informed him that Hiranyakasipu wanted
to overturn all the established principles. After executing severe
austerities, people within this material world are promoted to the
heavenly planets, but Hiranyakasipu wanted them to be unhappy,
suffering because of the diplomatic feelings of the demigods, even in the
heavenly planets. He wanted those who were harassed in this world by
material transactions to be unhappy for the same reason, even in the
heavenly planets. Indeed, he wanted to introduce such harassment
everywhere. One might ask how this would be possible, since the univer-
sal order has been established since time immemorial, but Hiranyakasipu
