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श्रीनारद उवाच
हिरण्यकशिपू राजन्न् अजेयमजरामरम् ।
आत्मानमप्रतिद्वन्द्वम् एकराजं व्यधित्सत ॥ १ ॥
 
sri-narada uvaca
hiranyakasipu rajann
ajeyam ajaramaram
atmanam apratidvandvam
eka-rajam vyadhitsata
sri-naradah uvaca-Narada Muni said; hiranyakasipuh-the demoniac king Hiranyakasipu; rajan-O King Yudhisthira; ajeyam-unconquerable by any enemy; ajara-without old age or disease; amaram-immortal; atmanam-himself; apratidvandvam-without any rival or opponent; eka-rajam-the one king of the universe; vyadhitsata-desired to become.