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SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

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Text 32] Hiryaka8ipu, King of the Demons 91smeared with blood, his heart pierced by the arrows of the enemy.When he died he had wanted to show his prowess, and thus he hadbitten his lips, and his teeth remained in that position. Hisbeautiful lotuslike face was now black and covered with dust fromthe battlefield. His arms, with his sword and other weapons, werecut and broken. When the queens of the King of Usinara saw theirhusband lying in that position, they began crying, "0 lord, nowthat you have been killed, we also have been killed." Repeatingthese words again and again, they fell down, pounding theirbreasts, at the feet of the dead King.PURPORTAs stated here, rabhasa !a-dacchadam: the dead King, while fightingin anger, bit his lips to show his prowess, but nonetheless he waskilled by providence (vidhirui). This proves that we are controlled byhigher authorities; our personal power or endeavor is not alwayssupreme. We must therefore accept the position offered to us by theorder of the Supreme.TEXT 32 ri-""m q: Ul:: Q>iil atltfi;:((wtl Nrq' rudatya uccair dayitanghri-parikajamsificantya asrai!t kuca-kurikumarur:wi!tvisrasta-kesabharatr. sucam nf1ldmsrjantya akrandanaya vilepirerudatya!t -crying; uccai!t-very loudly; dayita-of their belovedhusband; anghri-parikajam-the lotus feet; sificantya!t-moistening;asrailt-with tears; kuca-kurikuma-arur:wi!t-which were red from thekurikuma covering their breasts; visrasta-scattered; kesa-hair;abhara!t-and ornaments; sucam-grief; nf1ldm-of the people in

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