218 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 9
TEXT 23
Ter aa fea fratshashaecqaTaT-
arg: Brat fora seasfa areeSTT |
Regatta Sloan: a g a free: RII
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
