Text 28] The Lord Slays the King of the Demons 147

mahd-asurah—the great demon; punah—again; tam—Him; dsajjata—
attacked; khadga-carmani—his sword and shield; pragrhya—taking
up; vegena—with great force; gata-sramah—his fatigue having gone;
mrdhe—in the battle. ‘

TRANSLATION

When HiranyakaSipu was freed from the hands of Nrsitnhadeva,
he falsely thought that the Lord was afraid of his prowess.
Therefore, after taking a little rest from the fight, he took up his
sword and shield and again attacked the Lord with great force.

PURPORT

When a sinful man enjoys material facilities, foolish people sometimes
think, “How is it that this sinful man is enjoying whereas a pious man is
suffering?” By the will of the Supreme, a sinful man is sometimes given
the chance to enjoy the material world as if he were not under the
clutches of material nature, just so that he may be fooled. A sinful man
who acts against the laws of nature must be punished, but sometimes he
is given a chance to play, exactly like Hiranyakasipu when he was
released from the hands of Nrsirmhadeva. Hiranyakasipu was destined to
be ultimately killed by Nrsitnhadeva, but just to see the fun, the Lord
gave him a chance to slip from His hands.

TEXT 28

d saad garaecacifi-
aIeaTTN

eae «= wretet
fated wyet venta: lRll

tam Syena-vegam sata-candra-vartmabhis
carantam acchidram upary-adho harih

krtvatta-hasam kharam utsvanolbanam
nimilitaksam jagrhe mahdé-javah

aft: |

tam—him (Hiranyakasipu); Syena-vegam—possessing the speed of a
hawk; Sata-candra-vartmabhih—by the maneuvers of his sword and his
