SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

PLATE FOURLord Brahma, who is carried by a swan airplane, at first could not seewhere Hirayakasipu was, for Hirayakasipu's body was covered by ananthill and by grass and bamboo sticks. Because HiraQyakasipu had beenthere for a long time, the ants had devoured his skin, fat, flesh andblood. Then Lord Brahma spotted him, resembling a cloud-covered sun,heating all the world by his austerity. Struck with wonder, Lord Brahmasmiled and then addressed him as follows: "0 son of Kasyapa Muni,please get up! I have been very much astonished to see your endurance.In spite of being eaten and bitten by all kinds of worms and ants, you arekeeping your life air circulating within your bones. Certainly this is wonderful.Who within these three worlds can sustain his life for onehundred celestial years without even drinking water? 0 best of thedemons, I am now prepared to give you all benedictions, according toyour desire." Lord Brahma, the original being of this universe, who isextremely powerful, then sprinkled transcendental, infallible, spiritualwater from his waterpot upon HiraQyakasipu's body, which had beeneaten away by ants and moths. HiraQyakasipu arose, endowed with a fullbody with limbs so strong that they could bear the striking of a thunderbolt.With physical strength and a bodily luster resembling molten gold,he emerged from the anthill a completely young man. (pp. 142-150)