Text 68] Prahlada, the Best Among Exalted Devotees 17

pierce; harah—Lord Siva; atha—in this way; tri-purah—the three resi-
dences of the demons; nrpa—O King Yudhisthira.

TRANSLATION

My dear King Yudhisthira, the most powerful Lord Siva joined
the arrows to his bow, and at noon he set fire to all three residences
of the demons and thus destroyed them.

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divi dundubhayo nedur
vimana-sata-sankulah

devarsi-pitr-siddhesa
jayeti kusumotkaraih

avakiran jagur hrsta
nanrtus cépsaro-ganah

divi—in the sky; dundubhayah—kettledrums; neduh—vibrated;
vimana—of airplanes; sata—hundreds and thousands; sarikulah—en-
dowed; deva-rsi—all the demigods and saints; pitr—the residents of
Pitrloka; siddha—the residents of Siddhaloka; isah—all the great per-
sonalities; jaya iti—vibrated the chant “let there be victory”; kusuma-
utkaraih—various kinds of flowers; avékiran—showered on the head of
Lord Siva; jaguh—chanted; Arstah—in great pleasure; nanrtuh—
danced; ca—and; apsarah-ganah—the beautiful women of the heavenly
planets.

TRANSLATION

Seated in their airplanes in the sky, the inhabitants of the higher
planetary systems beat many kettledrums. The demigods, saints,
Pitas, Siddhas and various great personalities showered flowers on
