Text 12] Hiranyakasipu Terrorizes the Universe 177

yatra citra-vitanani
padmardgasanani ca

payah-phena-nibhah Sayya
muktadama-paricchadah

kijadbhir niipurair devyah
Sabda-yantya itas tatah

ratna-sthalisu pasyanti
sudatih sundaram mukham

tasmin mahendra-bhavane maha-balo
maha-mana nirjita-loka eka-rat

reme “bhivandyarghri-yugah suradibhih
pratapitair irjita-canda-sdsanah

yatra—where (the residential quarters of King Indra); vidruma-
sopanah—steps made of coral; mahd-mdrakatah—emerald; bhuvah—
floors; yatra—where; sphatika—crystal; kudyani—walls; vaidirya—of
vaidirya stone; stambha—of pillars; parktayah—lines; yatra—where;
citra—wonderful; vitadndni—canopies; padmardga—bedecked with
rubies; dsandni—seats; ca—also; payah—of milk; phena—the foam;
nibhah—just like; sayyah—beds; muktadama—of pearls;
paricchadah—having borders; kijadbhih—jingling; nipuraih—with
ankle bells; devyah—celestial ladies; sabda-yantyah—making sweet
vibrations; itah tatah—here and there; ratna-sthalisu—in places
bedecked with jewels and gems; pasyanti—see: su-datih—having nice
teeth; sundaram—very beautiful; mukham—faces; tasmin—in that:
mahendra-bhavane—the residential quarters of the heavenly King:
maha-balah—the most powerful; mahd-manah—highly thoughtful:
nirjita-lokah—having everyone under his control; eka-rat—the power-
ful dictator; reme—enjoyed; abhivandya—worshiped; anghri-yugah—
whose two feet; sura-ddibhih—by the demigods; pratapitaih—being
disturbed; wrjita—more than expected: canda—severe: sdsanah—
whose ruling.

TRANSLATION

The steps of King Indra’s residence were made of coral, the
floor was bedecked with invaluable emeralds, the walls were of
