TEXT 29
tato dhastan mahatale kadraveyanam sarpanam naika-sirasam krodhavaso nama ganah kuhaka-taksaka-kaliya-susenadi-pradhana maha-bhogavantah patattri-rajadhipateh purusa-vahad anavaratam udvijamanah sva-kalatrapatya-suhrt-kutumba-sangena kvacit pramatta viharanti.
SYNONYMS
tatahthe planet Talatala; adhastatbeneath; mahatalein the planet known as Mahatala; kadraveyanamof the descendants of Kadru; sarpanamwho are big snakes; na eka-sirasamwho have many hoods; krodha-vasahalways subject to anger; namanamed; ganahthe group; kuhakaKuhaka; taksakaTaksaka; kaliyaKaliya; susenaSusena; adiand so on; pradhanahwho are the prominent ones; maha-bhogavantahaddicted to all kinds of material enjoyment; patattri-raja-adhipatehfrom the king of all birds, Garuda; purusa-vahatwho carries the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anavaratamconstantly; udvijamanahafraid; svaof their own; kalatra-apatyawives and children; suhrtfriends; kutumbarelatives; sangenain the association; kvacitsometimes; pramattahinfuriated; viharantithey sport.
TRANSLATION
The planetary system below Talatala is known as Mahatala. It is the abode of many-hooded snakes, descendants of Kadru, who are always very angry. The great snakes who are prominent are Kuhaka, Taksaka, Kaliya and Susena. The snakes in Mahatala are always disturbed by fear of Garuda, the carrier of Lord Visnu, but although they are full of anxiety, some of them nevertheless sport with their wives, children, friends and relatives.
PURPORT
It is stated here that the snakes who live in the planetary system known as Mahatala are very powerful and have many hoods. They live with their wives and children and consider themselves very happy, although they are always full of anxiety because of Garuda, who comes there to destroy them. This is the way of material life. Even if one lives in the most abominable condition, he still thinks himself happy with his wife, children, friends and relatives.

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