174 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 4

indra—the kings; gandharva—the Gandharvas; garuda—the Garudas;
uragan—the great serpents; siddha—the Siddhas; cadrana—the
Caranas; vidyadhran—the Vidyadharas; rsin—the great sages and
saintly persons; pitr-patin— Yamaraja and the other leaders of the Pitas;
maniin —all the different Manus; yaksa—the Yaksas; raksah—the Rak-
sasas; pisdca-isan—the leaders of Pisdcaloka; preta—of the Pretas;
bhita—and of the Bhitas; patin—the masters; api—also; sarva-sattva-
patin—the masters of all the different planets; jitvua—conquering;
vasam Gniya—bringing under control; visva-jit—the conqueror of the
whole universe; jahara—usurped; loka-palanam—of the demigods who
manage the universal affairs; sthanani—the places; saha—with;
tejasa—all their power.

TRANSLATION

Hiranyakasipu became the conqueror of the entire universe. In-
deed, that great demon conquered all the planets in the three
worlds—upper, middle and lower—including the planets of the
human beings, the Gandharvas, the Garudas, the great serpents,
the Siddhas, Caranas and Vidyadharas, the great saints, Yamaraja,
the Manus, the Yaksas, the Raksasas, the Pisacas and their masters,
and the masters of the ghosts and Bhitas. He defeated the rulers of
all the other planets where there are living entities and brought
them under his control. Conquering the abodes of all, he seized
their power and influence.

PURPORT

The word garuda in this verse indicates that there are planets of great
birds like Garuda. Similarly, the word uraga indicates that there are
planets of enormous serpents. Such a description of the various planets
of the universe may challenge modern scientists who think that all
planets but this earth are vacant. These scientists claim to have launched
excursions to the moon, where they have found no living entities but
only big craters full of dust and stone, although in fact the moon is so
brilliant that it acts like the sun in illuminating the entire universe. Of
course, it is not possible to convince modern scientists of the Vedic infor-
mation about the universe. Nonetheless, we are not very much impressed
