SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

180 Srimad-Bhigavatam (Canto 7, Ch. 4TEXT 14i5tlWi\IQWf¥{tQ I ftr•ell':t tid'!i!G> IG>H se}t1s .. a­\llljagur mahendriisanam ojasa sthitamviSvavasus tumburur asmad-iidaya/:tgandharva-siddha r$ayo 'stuvan muhurvidyadharas cdpsarasa.S ca paTJ4,avajagu/:t-sung of the glories; mahendra-iisanam-the throne of Kinglndra; ojasa-by personal power; sthitam-situated on; viSvavasu/:t­the chief singer of the Gandharvas; tumburu/:t-another Gandharvasinger; asmat-iidaya/:t-including ourselves (Narada and others alsoglorified HiraQyaka8ipu); gandharva-the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka;siddha/:t-the inhabitants of Siddhaloka; f$aya/:t-the great sagesand saintly persons; astuvan-offered prayers; muhu/:t-again andagain; vidyadhara/:t-the inhabitants of Vidyadhara-loka; ca-and;apsarasa/:t-the inhabitants of Apsaroloka; ca-and; paTJ4,ava-O descendantof PiiQQU.TRANSLATION0 Maharaja Yudhihira, descendant of PiiJ;I9u, by dint of hispersonal power, HiraJ,lyak&Sipu, being situated on the throne ofKing lndra, controlled the inhabitants of all the other planets. Thetwo Gandharvas Visvavasu and Tumburu, I myself and theVidyiidharas, Apsariis and sages all offered prayers to him againand again just to glorify him.PURPORTThe asuras sometimes become so powerful that they can engage evenNarada Muni and similar devotees in their service. This does not meanthat Narada was subordinate to HiraQyakasipu. Sometimes, however, itso happens in this material world that great personalities, even great devotees,can also be controlled by the asuras.