Devanagari
जगुर्महेन्द्रासनमोजसा स्थितं
विश्वावसुस्तुम्बुरुरस्मदादय: ।
गन्धर्वसिद्धा ऋषयोऽस्तुवन्मुहु-
र्विद्याधराश्चाप्सरसश्च पाण्डव ॥ १४ ॥
Verse text
jagur mahendrāsanam ojasā sthitaṁ
viśvāvasus tumburur asmad-ādayaḥ
gandharva-siddhā ṛṣayo ’stuvan muhur
vidyādharāś cāpsarasaś ca pāṇḍava
Synonyms
jaguḥ
—
sung of the glories
;
mahendra
—
āsanam — the throne of King Indra
;
ojasā
—
by personal power
;
sthitam
—
situated on
;
viśvāvasuḥ
—
the chief singer of the Gandharvas
;
tumburuḥ
—
another Gandharva singer
;
asmat
—
ādayaḥ — including ourselves (Nārada and others also glorified Hiraṇyakaśipu)
;
gandharva
—
the inhabitants of Gandharva-loka
;
siddhāḥ
—
the inhabitants of Siddhaloka
;
ṛṣayaḥ
—
the great sages and saintly persons
;
astuvan
—
offered prayers
;
muhuḥ
—
again and again
;
vidyādharāḥ
—
the inhabitants of Vidyādhara-loka
;
ca
—
and
;
apsarasaḥ
—
the inhabitants of Apsaroloka
;
ca
—
and
;
pāṇḍava
—
O descendant of Pāṇḍu .
Translation
O Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, descendant of Pāṇḍu, by dint of his personal power, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being situated on the throne of King Indra, controlled the inhabitants of all the other planets. The two Gandharvas Viśvāvasu and Tumburu, I myself and the Vidyādharas, Apsarās and sages all offered prayers to him again and again just to glorify him.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira! The two Gandharvas Viśvāvasu and Tumburu, I myself, the Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, Apsaras, Siddhas and sages all offered prayers to him, fixed on Indra’s throne by his strength.
Purport
The
asuras
sometimes become so powerful that they can engage even Nārada Muni and similar devotees in their service. This does not mean that Nārada was subordinate to Hiraṇyakaśipu. Sometimes, however, it so happens in this material world that great personalities, even great devotees, can also be controlled by the
asuras.