218 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 9

TEXT 23

ter aa fafa faaisfastacoqarat-
arg: Brat fora seasfa areeSTT |
Faeptia aioe, As ThE

drsta maya divi vibho *khila-dhisnya-panam
ayuh Sriyo vibhava icchati yan jano ‘yam

ye ’smat pituh kupita-hdsa-vyrmbhita-bhri-
visphirjitena lulitah sa tu te nirastah

drstah—have been seen practically, mayéd—by me; divi—in the
higher planetary systems; vibho—O my Lord; akhila—all; dhisnya-
pandm—of the chiefs of different states or planets; @yuh—the duration
of life; sriyah—the opulences; vibhavah—glories, influence; icchati—
desire; yan—all of which; janah ayam—these people in general; ye—
all of which (duration of life, opulence, etc.); asmat pituh—of our
father, Hiranyakasipu; kupita-hdsa—by his critical laughing when
angry; vijrmbhita—being expanded; bhri—of the eyebrows;
visphiirjitena—simply by the feature; lulitah—pulled down or finished;
sah—he (my father); tu—but; te—by You; nirastah—completely van-
quished.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, people in general want to be elevated to the
higher planetary systems for a long duration of life, opulence and
enjoyment, but I have seen all of these through the activities of my
father. When my father was angry and he laughed sarcastically at
the demigods, they were immediately vanquished simply by seeing
the movements of his eyebrows. Yet my father, who was so power-
ful, has now been vanquished by You within a moment.

PURPORT

Within this material world, one should understand by practical ex-
perience the value of material opulence, longevity and influence. We
