138 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 3
was proud to declare that he would be able to do everything by the power
of his tapasya. He even wanted to make the Vaisnavas’ position insecure.
These are some of the symptoms of asuric determination.
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gfe wan fated ag: oerafera: |
frat gn ad fravtaz 122i!
iti Susruma nirbandham
tapah paramam asthitah
vidhatsvanantaram yuktam
svayam tri-bhuvanesvara
iti—in this way; Susruma—we have heard; nirbandham—strong
determination; tapah—austerity; paramam—very severe; dsthitah—is
situated in; vidhatsva—please take steps; anantaram—as soon as possi-
ble; yuktam—befitting; svayam—yourself; tri-bhuvana-isvara—O
master of the three worlds.
TRANSLATION
O lord, we have heard from reliable sources that in order to ob-
tain your post, Hiranyakasipu is now engaged in severe austerity.
You are the master of the three worlds. Please, without delay, take
whatever steps you deem appropriate.
PURPORT
In the material world, a servant is provided for by the master but is al-
ways planning how to capture the master’s post. There have been many
instances of this in history. Especially in India during the Mohammedan
rule, many servants, by plans and devices, took over the posts of their
masters. It is learned from Caitanya literature that one big Zamindar,
Subuddhi Raya, kept a Mohammedan boy as a servant. Of course, he
treated the boy as his own child, and sometimes, when the boy would
steal something, the master would chastise him by striking him with a
cane. There was a mark on the boy’s back from this chastisement. Later,
