SB 3.17.20

TEXT 20

TEXT

हिरण्याक्षो ऽनुजस्तस्य प्रियः प्रीतिकृदन्वहम् ।
गदापाणिर्दिवं यातो युयुत्सुर्मृगयन्रणम् ॥ २० ॥

hiranyakso 'nujas tasya

priyah pritikrd anvaham

gada-panir divam yato

yuyutsur mrgayan ranam

hiranyaksah-Hiranyaksa; anujah-younger brother; tasya-his; priyah-beloved; priti-krt-ready to please; anvaham-every day; gada-panih-with a club in hand; divam-to the higher planets; yatah-traveled; yuyutsuh-desirous to fight; mrgayan-seeking; ranam-combat.

TRANSLATION

His younger brother, Hiranyaksa, was always ready to satisfy his elder brother by his activities; he took a club on his shoulder and traveled all over the universe with a fighting spirit just to satisfy him.

PURPORT

The demoniac spirit is to train all family members to exploit the resources of this universe for personal sense gratification, whereas the godly spirit is to engage everything in the service of the Lord. Hiranyakasipu was himself very powerful, and he made his younger brother Hiranyaksa powerful to assist him in fighting with everyone and lording it over material nature as long as possible. If possible, he wanted to rule the universe eternally. These are demonstrations of the spirit of the demoniac living entity.

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