166 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 8

was stopped; no one would offer srdddha oblations of food grains to the
forefathers with great respect. Thus when there is a demoniac rule,
everything concerning the Vedic principles is turned upside down, all the
religious ceremonies of yajria are stopped, the resources meant to be
spent for yajra are taken away by the demoniac government, everything
becomes chaotic, and consequently the entire world becomes hell itself.
When the demons are killed by the presence of Nrsirnhadeva, everyone
feels comfortable, irrespective of the planet upon which he lives.

TEXT 45
MTT Ft
Tm a afa atafagranz-
enig ania |
wat of aAdfican
qe TA ATA: Bt aes iyi
Sri-siddha ticuh
yo no gatim yoga-siddham asadhur
aharsid yoga-tapo-balena
nana darpam tam nakhair vidadara
tasmai tubhyam pranatah smo nrsimha

$ri-siddhah ticuh—the inhabitants of Siddhaloka said; yah—the per-
son who; nah—our; gatim—perfection; yoga-siddham—achieved by
mystic yoga; asédhuh—most uncivilized and dishonest; ahdrsit—stole
away; yoga—of mysticism; tapah—and austerities; balena—by the
power; nana darpam—proud due to wealth, opulence and strength;
tam—him; nakhaih—by the nails; vidadara—pierced; tasmai—unto
him; tubhyam—unto You; pranatah—bowed down; smah—we are;
nrsimha—O Lord Nrsirnhadeva.

TRANSLATION
The inhabitants of Siddhaloka prayed: O Lord Nrsimhadeva, be-

cause we belong to Siddhaloka, we automatically achieve perfec-
tion in all eight kinds of mystic power. Yet HiranyakaSipu was so
