Text 44] The Lord Slays the King of the Demons 165

TARTAAA TTS F ASA
ata ait ae’ ware Bell

Sri-pitara iicuh
Sraddhani no ‘dhibubhuje prasabham tanijair
dattani tirtha-samaye "py apibat tilambu
tasyodaran nakha-vidirna-vapad ya arcchat
tasmai namo nrharaye *khila-dharma-goptre

Sri-pitarah ticuh—the inhabitants of Pitrloka said; sra@ddhani—the
performances of the sréddha ceremony (offering of food grains to dead
forefathers by a particular process); nah—our; adhibubhuje—enjoyed;
prasabham—by force; taniijaih—by our sons and grandsons; dattani—
offered; tirtha-samaye —at the time of bathing in the holy places; api—
even; apibat—drank; tila~-ambu—offerings of water with sesame seeds;
tasya—of the demon; udardt—from the abdomen; nakha-vidirna—
pierced by the nails of the hand; vapat—the skin of the intestines of
which; yah—He who (the Personality of Godhead); arcchat —obtained;
tasmai—unto Him (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); namah—re-
spectful obeisances; nr-haraye—who has appeared as half lion and half
man (Nrhari); akhila—universal; dharma—religious principles;
goptre—who maintains.

TRANSLATION

The inhabitants of Pitrloka prayed: Let us offer our respectful
obeisances unto Lord Nrsimhadeva, the maintainer of the religious
principles of the universe. He has killed Hiranyakasipu, the
demon who by force enjoyed all the offerings of the sraddha
ceremonies performed by our sons and grandsons on the anniver-
saries of our death and who drank the water with sesame seeds
offered in holy places of pilgrimage. By killing this demon, O
Lord, You have taken back all this stolen property from his abdo-
men by piercing it with Your nails. We therefore wish to offer our
respectful obeisances unto You.

PURPORT

It is the duty of all householders to offer food grains to all their
departed forefathers, but during the time of Hiranyakasipu this process
