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Chapter 3: Hiraṇyakaśipu's Plan to Become Immortal

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SB 7.3.4

तस्य मूर्ध्नः समुद्भूतः सधूमो ऽग्निस्तपोमयः तीर्यगूर्ध्वमधो लोकान्प्रातपद्विष्वगीरितः

tasya mūrdhnaḥ samudbhūtaḥ sadhūmo 'gnis tapomayaḥ tīryag ūrdhvam adho lokān prātapad viṣvag īritaḥ

Synonyms

tasyahis; mūrdhnaḥfrom the head; samudbhūtaḥgenerated; sa-dhūmaḥwith smoke; agniḥfire; tapaḥ-mayaḥbecause of severe austerities; tīryaksideways; ūrdhvamupward; adhaḥdownward; lokānall the planets; prātapatheated; viṣvakall around; īritaḥspreading..

Translation

Because of Hiraṇyakaśipu's severe austerities, fire came from his head, and this fire and its smoke spread throughout the sky, encompassing the upper and lower planets, which all became extremely hot.

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