SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

148Srimad-Bhagavatam[Canto 7, Ch. 3tatas ta iiSab sarvadadiimy asura-purigavamartasya te hy amartasyadarsanam niiphalam mamatatab,-because of this; te-unto you; ii.Sab,-benedictions; sarvab,all;dadiimi-1 shall give; asura-purigava-0 best of the asuras; martasya-ofone who is destined to die; te-such as you; hi-indeed;amartasya-of one who does not die; darsanam-the audience; nanot;aphalam-without results; mama-my.TRANSLATION0 best of the asuras, fo this reason I am now prepared to giveyou all benedictions, according to your desire. I belong to thecelestial world of demigods, who do not die like human beings.Therefore, although you are subject to death, your audience withme will not go in vain.PURPORTIt appears that human beings and asuras are subject to death, whereasdemigods are not. The demigods who reside with Lord Brahma inSatyaloka go to Vaikuthaloka in their present bodily constructions atthe time of the dissolution. Therefore although Hirayakasipu had undergonesevere austerities, Lord Brahma predicted that he had to die; hecould not become immortal or even gain equal status with the demigods.The great austerities and penances he had performed for so many yearscould not give him protection from death. This was foretold by LordBrahma.TEXT 22q ljffl!i€