Text 24] Hiranyakasipu Terrorizes the Universe 189
TRANSLATION

“Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto that direction
where the Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated, where
those purified souls in the renounced order of life, the great
saintly persons, go, and from which, having gone, they never
return.” Without sleep, fully controlling their minds, and living
on only their breath, the predominating deities of the various
planets began worshiping Hrsikesa with this meditation.

PURPORT

The two words tasyai kdsthdyai are very significant. Everywhere, in
every direction, in every heart and in every atom, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead is situated in His features as Brahman and
Paramatma. Then what is the purpose of saying tasyai kdsthayai—‘‘in
that direction where Hari is situated’’? During Hiranyakasipu’s time, his
influence was everywhere, but he could not force his influence into the
places where the Supreme Personality of Godhead had His pastimes. For
example, on this earth there are such places as Vrndavana and Ayodhya,
which are called dhamas. In the dhama, there is no influence from Kali-
yuga or any demon. If one takes shelter of such a dhdma, worship of the
Lord becomes very easy, and resultant spiritual advancement quickly
takes place. In fact, in India one may still go to Vrndavana and similar
places to achieve the results of spiritual activities quickly.

TEXT 24
TMAMACTAMAN «ste Aaa |
THAI BHA APTATOTART 22!
tesam dvirabhid vani
ariipa megha-nihsvana
sannddayanti kakubhah
sddhiinam abhayankari

tesam—in front of all of them; dvirabhit—appeared; vani—a voice;

aripa—without a form; megha-nihsvana—resounding like the sound of
