Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.17.27

tatropalabhyāsura-loka-pālakaḿ

yādo-gaṇānām ṛṣabhaḿ pracetasam

smayan pralabdhuḿ praṇipatya nīcavaj

jagāda me dehy adhirāja saḿyugam

SYNONYMS

tatra — there; upalabhya — having reached; asura-loka — of the regions where the demons reside; pālakam — the guardian; yādaḥ-gaṇānām — of the aquatic creatures; ṛṣabham — the lord; pracetasam — Varuṇa; smayan — smiling; pralabdhum — to make fun; praṇipatya — having bowed down; nīca-vat — like a lowborn man; jagāda — he said; me — to me; dehi — give; adhirāja — O great lord; saḿyugam — battle.

TRANSLATION

Vibhāvarī is the home of Varuṇa, lord of the aquatic creatures and guardian of the lower regions of the universe, where the demons generally reside. There Hiraṇyākṣa fell at Varuṇa's feet like a lowborn man, and to make fun of him he said with a smile, "Give me battle, O Supreme Lord!"

PURPORT

The demoniac person always challenges others and tries to occupy others' property by force. Here these symptoms are fully displayed by Hiraṇyākṣa, who begged war from a person who had no desire to fight.

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