SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

Text 8] Hiryak&Sipu, King of the Demons 65everyone); ghrrJeb-most abominable; maya-under the influence ofthe illusory energy; vana-okasab,-behaving exactly like an animal inthe jungle; bhajdntam-unto the devotee engaged in devotional service;bhajamanasya-being worshiped; balasya-a child; iva-like; asthiraatmanab,-whois always restless and changing; mat-my; sula-by thetrident; bhinna-separated; gnvasya-whose neck; bhuri-profuse;rudhire1Jil-by blood; vai-indeed; asrk-priyam-who was fond ofblood; tarpayye-I shall please; bhrataram-brother; me-my; gatavyathab,-becomingpeaceful myself.TRANSLATIONThe Supreme Personality of Godhead has given up His naturaltendency of equality toward the demons and demigods. AlthoughHe is the Supreme Person, now, influenced by maya, He hasassumed the form of a boar to please His devotees, the demigods,just as a restless child leans toward someone. I shall therefore severLord Vil).u's head from His trunk by my trident, and with theprofuse blood from His body I shall please my brother Hiryak,who was so fond of sucking blood. Thus shall I too be peaceful.PURPORTThe defect of the demoniac mentality is expressed in this verse veryclearly. HiraQyakasipu thought that Vif?I)U also becomes partial, like achild whose mind is not steady or resolute. The Lord can change Hismind at any time, Hiral)yakasipu thought, and therefore His words andactivities are like those of children. Actually, because the demons areordinary human beings, their minds change, and being materially conditioned,they think that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is conditionedalso. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (9.11), avajananti marilmiiiJ,ha mamJ.$iril tanum asritam: "Fools deride Me when I descend in ahuman form."Demons always think that Vif?QU can be killed. Therefore, being absorbedin thoughts of Vif?Qu's form to kill Him, at least they have the opportunityto think of Vif?QU unfavorably. Although they are not devotees,their thinking of Vif?QU is effective, and thus they generally attain sayujya-mukti.Because the demons consider the Supreme Lord an ordinary