tam-him (Hiranyakasipu); ayantam-coming forward; samalokya-observing minutely; sula-panim-with a trident in his hand; krtanta-vat-just like death personified; cintayam asa-thought; kala-jnah-who knows the progress of time; visnuh-Lord Visnu; mayavinam-of all kinds of mystics; varah-the chief.