Text 56] The Lord Slays the King of the Demons 179
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Sri-visnu-parsadé ticuh
adyaitad dhari-nara-riipam adbhutam te
drstam nah Saranada sarva-loka-sarma
so “yam te vidhikara isa vipra-saptas
tasyedam nidhanam anugrahaya vidmah
Sri-visnu-parsadah iicuh—the associates of Lord Visnu in
Vaikunthaloka said; adya—today; etat—this; hari-nara—of half lion
and half human being; rijpam—form; adbhutam—very wonderful;
te—Your; drstam—seen; nah—of us; sSarana-da—the everlasting
bestower of shelter; sarva-loka-sarma—which brings good fortune to all
the various planets; sah—he; ayam—this; te—of Your Lordship;
vidhikarah —order carrier (servant); isa—O Lord; vipra-saptah —being
cursed by the brahmanas; tasya—of him; tdam—this; nidhanam—kill-
ing; anugrahaya—for the special favor; vidmah—we understand.
TRANSLATION
The associates of Lord Visnu in Vaikuntha offered this prayer:
O Lord, our supreme giver of shelter, today we have seen Your
wonderful form as Lord Nrsimhadeva, meant for the good fortune
of all the world. O Lord, we can understand that Hiranyakasipu
was the same Jaya who engaged in Your service but was cursed by
brahmanas and who thus received the body of ademon. We under-
stand that his having now been killed is Your special mercy upon
him.
PURPORT
Hiranyakasipu’s coming to this earth and acting as the Lord’s enemy
was prearranged. Jaya and Vijaya were cursed by the brahmanas Sanaka,
Sanat-kumara, Sanandana and Sanatana because Jaya and Vijaya checked
these four Kumaras. The Lord accepted this cursing of His servants and
agreed that they would have to go to the material world and would then
return to Vaikuntha after serving the term of the curse. Jaya and Vijaya
were very much perturbed, but the Lord advised them to act as enemies,
