Text 8] Hiranyakasipu Terrorizes the Universe 175

by the words of scientists who say that all other planets are vacant and
that only the earth is full of living entities.

TEXT 8
TAT TEAST B AETA |
neared ararfatitd = Rava |
TTS MMTATT ea II

devodyana-sriya justam
adhyaste sma tri-pistapam

mahendra-bhavanam saksan
nirmitam visvakarmana

trailokya-laksmy-ayatanam
adhyuvasakhilarddhimat

deva-udyana—of the famous garden of the demigods; sriya—by the
opulences; justam—enriched; adhydste sma—remained in; tri-
pistapam—the higher planetary system, where various demigods live;
mahendra-bhavanam—the palace of Indra, the King of heaven;
saksat—directly; | nirmitam—constructed; visvakarmana—by _ the
famous architect of the demigods, Visvakarma; trailokya—of all the
three worlds; laksmi-dyatanam—the residence of the goddess of for-
tune; adhyuvdsa—lived in; akhila-rddhi-mat—possessing the opulence
of the entire universe.

TRANSLATION

Hiranyakasipu, who possessed all opulence, began residing in
heaven, with its famous Nandana garden, which is enjoyed by the
demigods. In fact, he resided in the most opulent palace of Indra,
the King of heaven. The palace had been directly constructed by
the demigod architect Visvakarma and was as beautifully made as if
the goddess of fortune of the entire universe resided there.

PURPORT

From this description it appears that all the heavenly planets of the
upper planetary system are thousands upon thousands of times more
