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tasmin praviste varunasya sainika
yado-ganah sanna-dhiyah sasadhvasah
ahanyamana api tasya varcasa
pradharsita durataram pradudruvuh
SYNONYMS
tasmin pravistewhen he entered the ocean; varunasyaof Varuna; sainikahthe defenders; yadah-ganahthe aquatic animals; sanna-dhiyahdepressed; sa-sadhvasahwith fear; ahanyamanahnot being hit; apieven; tasyahis; varcasaby splendor; pradharsitahstricken; dura-taramfar away; pradudruvuhthey ran fast.
TRANSLATION
On his entering the ocean, the aquatic animals who formed the host of Varuna were stricken with fear and ran far away. Thus Hiranyaksa showed his splendor without dealing a blow.
PURPORT
Materialistic demons sometimes appear to be very powerful and are seen to establish their supremacy throughout the world. Here also it appears that Hiranyaksa, by his demoniac strength, actually established his supremacy throughout the universe, and the demigods were afraid of his uncommon power. Not only were the demigods in space afraid of the demons Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksa, but so also were the aquatic animals within the sea.
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