Text 43] The Lord Slays the King of the Demons 163
yoginadm api sarvesam
mad gatendntaratmana
sraddhavan bhajate yo mar
sa me yuktatamo matah
**And of all yogis, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worship-
ing Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with
Me in yoga and is the highest of all.”” The demigods fully absorb them-
selves in meditation upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead to become
perfect yogis, but because of the presence of demons, their hearts are
filled with the activities of the demons. Thus their hearts, which are
meant to be the abode of the Supreme Lord, are practically occupied by
the demons. All the demigods felt relieved when Hiranyakasipu was
dead, for they could easily think of the Lord. They could then receive the
results of sacrifices and become happy even though in the material
world.
TEXT 43
ATT Fy
AMI TMT ATCA
TeMegencrTd ATA |
qq faa TAIT
THTAATN FATA: 183A
Sri-rsaya ticuh
tvarn nas tapah paramam attha yad atma-tejo
yenedam 4di-purusdtma-gatam sasarktha
tad vipraluptam amunddya Saranya-pala
raksd-grhita-vapusd punar anvamamsthah
Sri-rsayah tcuh—the great sages said; tvam—You; nah—our;
tapah—austerity; paramam—topmost; dttha—instructed; yat—which;
Gtma-tejah—Your spiritual power; yena—by which; tdam—this
(material world); ddi-purusa—O supreme original Personality of God-
head; dtma-gatam—merged within Yourself; sasarktha—(You) created;
tat—that process of austerity and penance; vipraluptam—stolen;
amuné—by that demon (Hiranyakagipu); adya—now; Saranya-pala—
