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TEXT 14
jagur mahendrasanam ojasa sthitam
visvavasus tumburur asmad-adayah
gandharva-siddha rsayo stuvan muhur
vidyadharas capsarasas ca pandava
SYNONYMS
jaguhsung of the glories; mahendra-asanamthe throne of King Indra; ojasaby personal power; sthitamsituated on; visvavasuhthe chief singer of the Gandharvas; tumburuhanother Gandharva singer; asmat-adayahincluding ourselves (Narada and others also glorified Hiranyakasipu); gandharvathe inhabitants of Gandharva-loka; siddhahthe inhabitants of Siddhaloka; rsayahthe great sages and saintly persons; astuvanoffered prayers; muhuhagain and again; vidyadharahthe inhabitants of Vidyadhara-loka; caand; apsarasahthe inhabitants of Apsaroloka; caand; pandavaO descendant of Pandu.
TRANSLATION
O Maharaja Yudhisthira, descendant of Pandu, by dint of his personal power, Hiranyakasipu, being situated on the throne of King Indra, controlled the inhabitants of all the other planets. The two Gandharvas Visvavasu and Tumburu, I myself and the Vidyadharas, Apsaras and sages all offered prayers to him again and again just to glorify him.
PURPORT
The asuras sometimes become so powerful that they can engage even Narada Muni and similar devotees in their service. This does not mean that Narada was subordinate to Hiranyakasipu. Sometimes, however, it so happens in this material world that great personalities, even great devotees, can also be controlled by the asuras.
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