180 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 4

TEXT 14

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Jagur mahendrasanam ojasa sthitari
visvdvasus tumburur asmad-ddayah

gandharva-siddha rsayo ’stuvan muhur
vidyadhards cdpsarasas ca pandava

jaguh—sung of the glories; mahendra-dsanam—the throne of King
Indra; ojasa—by personal power; sthitam—situated on; visvdvasuh—
the chief singer of the Gandharvas; tumburuh—another Gandharva
singer; asmat-ddayah—including ourselves (Narada and others also
glorified Hiranyakasipu); gandharva—the inhabitants of Gandharva-
loka; siddhah—the inhabitants of Siddhaloka; rsayah—the great sages
and saintly persons; astuvan—offered prayers; muhuh—again and
again; vidya@dharah—the inhabitants of Vidyadhara-loka; ca—and;
apsarasah—the inhabitants of Apsaroloka; ca—and; padndava—O de-
scendant of Pandu.

TRANSLATION

O Maharaja Yudhisthira, descendant of Pandu, by dint of his
personal power, Hiranyakasipu, being situated on the throne of
King Indra, controlled the inhabitants of all the other planets. The
two Gandharvas Visvavasu and Tumburu, I myself and the
Vidyadharas, Apsaras and sages all offered prayers to him again
and again just to glorify him.

PURPORT

The asuras sometimes become so powerful that they can engage even
Narada Muni and similar devotees in their service. This does not mean
that Narada was subordinate to Hiranyakasipu. Sometimes, however, it
so happens in this material world that great personalities, even great de-
votees, can also be controlled by the asuras.
