SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

Text 11] HirllJ}.yaka8ipu's Plan to Become Immortal 137TEXT 1131rl4 mtS,'itf'-11\ I .: : Cf4iNI flt:ll IIanyathedam vidhii.sye 'hamayathii pilroam ojasakim anyai kiila-nirdhutaikalpante vai$r:mvadibhianyathii-just the opposite; idam-this universe; vidhii.sye-shallmake; aham-1; ayathii -inappropriate; pilroam-as it was before;ojasa-by dint of the power of my austerity; kim-what use; anyaiwithother; kiila-nirdhuta*-vanquished in due course of time; kalpaante-atthe end of the millennium; vai$r:mva-adibhi-with planetslike Dhruvaloka or Vaikm_l!haloka.TRANSLATION"By dint of my severe austerities, I shall reverse the results ofpious and impious activities. I shall overturn all the establishedpractices within this world. Even Dhruvaloka will he vanquished atthe end of the millennium. Therefore, what is the use of it? I shallprefer to remain in the position of Brahmii."PURPORTHira.Q.yakasipu's demoniac determination was explained to LordBrahma by the demigods, who informed him that Hira.Q.yakasipu wantedto overturn all the established principles. After executing severeausterities, people within this material world are promoted to theheavenly planets, but Hira.Q.yakasipu wanted them to be unhappy,suffering because of the diplomatic feelings of the demigods, even in theheavenly planets. He wanted those who were harassed in this world bymaterial transactions to be unhappy for the same reason, even in theheavenly planets. Indeed, he wanted to introduce such harassmenteverywhere. One might ask how this would be possible, since the universalorder has been established since time immemorial, but Hira.Q.yakasipu