SB 4.14.26, SB 4.14.27, SB 4.14.26-27

TEXTS 26-27

TEXT

विष्णुर्विरिञ्चो गिरिश इन्द्रो वायुर्यमो रविः ।
पर्जन्यो धनदः सोमः क्षितिरग्निरपाम्पतिः ।
एते चान्ये च विबुधाः प्रभवो वरशापयोः ।
देहे भवन्ति नृपतेः सर्वदेवमयो नृपः ॥ २७ ॥

visnur virinco girisa

indro vayur yamo raviḥ

parjanyo dhanadaḥ somaḥ

ksitir agnir apam-patiḥ

ete canye ca vibudhaḥ

prabhavo vara-sapayoḥ

dehe bhavanti nrpateḥ

sarva-devamayo nrpaḥ

visnuḥ-Lord Visnu; virincaḥ-Lord Brahma; girisaḥ-Lord Siva; indraḥ-Lord Indra; vayuḥ-Vayu, the director of the air; yamaḥ-Yama, the superintendent of death; raviḥ-the sun-god; parjanyaḥ-the director of rainfall; dhana-daḥ-Kuvera, the treasurer; somaḥ-the moon-god; ksitiḥ-the predominating deity of the earth; agniḥ-the fire-god; apam-patiḥ-Varuna, the lord of waters; ete-all these; ca-and; anye-others; ca-also; vibudhaḥ-demigods; prabhavaḥ-competent; vara-sapayoḥ-in both benediction and curse; dehe-in the body; bhavanti-abide; nrpateḥ-of the king; sarva-devamayaḥ-comprising all demigods; nrpaḥ-the king.

TRANSLATION

Lord Visnu; Lord Brahma; Lord Siva; Lord Indra; Vayu, the master of air; Yama, the superintendent of death; the sun-god; the director of rainfall; Kuvera, the treasurer; the moon-god; the predominating deity of the earth; Agni, the fire-god; Varuna, the lord of waters, and all others who are great and competent to bestow benedictions or to curse, all abide in the body of the king. For this reason the king is known as the reservoir of all demigods, who are simply parts and parcels of the king's body.

PURPORT

There are many demons who think of themselves as the Supreme and present themselves as the directors of the sun, moon and other planets. This is all due to false pride. Similarly, King Vena developed the demonic mentality and presented himself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such demons are numerous in this age of Kali, and all of them are condemned by great sages and saintly persons.

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