हिरण्याक्षो ऽनुजस्तस्य प्रियः प्रीतिकृदन्वहम् गदापाणिर्दिवं यातो युयुत्सुर्मृगयन्रणम्
hiraṇyākṣo 'nujas tasya priyaḥ prītikṛd anvaham gadā-pāṇir divaṁ yāto yuyutsur mṛgayan raṇam
Synonyms
hiraṇyākṣaḥ—Hiraṇyākṣa; anujaḥ—younger brother; tasya—his; priyaḥ—beloved; prīti-kṛt—ready to please; anvaham—every day; gadā-pāṇiḥ—with a club in hand; divam—to the higher planets; yātaḥ—traveled; yuyutsuḥ—desirous to fight; mṛgayan—seeking; raṇam—combat..
Translation
His younger brother, Hiraṇyākṣa, was always ready to satisfy his elder brother by his activities; he took a club on his shoulder and traveled all over the universe with a fighting spirit just to satisfy him.
Purport
The demoniac spirit is to train all family members to exploit the resources of this universe for personal sense gratification, whereas the godly spirit is to engage everything in the service of the Lord. Hiraṇyakaśipu was himself very powerful, and he made his younger brother Hiraṇyākṣa powerful to assist him in fighting with everyone and lording it over material nature as long as possible. If possible, he wanted to rule the universe eternally. These are demonstrations of the spirit of the demoniac living entity.