SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

Text 20] Hir81].yaka8ipu Terrorizes the Universe 185possible, Hir81].yaka8ipu was dissatisfied because instead of controllinghis senses he remained their servant.PURPORTThis is an example of asuric life. Atheists can advance materially andcreate an extremely comfortable situation for the senses, hut becausethey are controlled by the senses, they cannot he satisfied. This is theeffect of modern civilization. Materialists are very much advanced in enjoyingmoney and women, yet dissatisfaction prevails within humansociety because human society cannot he happy and peaceful without!?I).a consciousness. As Jar as material sense gratification is concerned,materialists may go on increasing their enjoyment as far as they canimagine, hut because people in such a material condition are servants oftheir senses, they cannot he satisfied. HiraQyakasipu was a vivid exampleof this dissatisfied state of humanity.TEXT 20l(q\lhrl ta«l'f.01ijM:rt: I 04J\qpt iltllqiq9;1: llollevam aiSvarya-mattasyadrptasyocchastra-vartinattkiilo mahan try"atiyayabrahma-sapam upey!.L§attevam-thus; aiSvarya-mattasya-of one who was intoxicated by opulences;drptasya-greatly proud; ut-sastra-vartinatt-transgressing theregulative principles mentioned in the siistras; kiilatt-duration of time;mahan-a great; vyatiyaya-passed; brahma-sapam-a curse by exaltedbrahmar:ws; upey!.L§att-having obtained.TRANSLATIONHir81].yaka8ipu thus passed a long time being very much proudof his opulences and transgressing the laws and regulations mentionedin the authoritative Sistras. He was therefore subjected to acurse by the four Kumaras, who were great brihmlll].as.