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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.17.27
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 27
- tatropalabhyāsura-loka-pālakaṁ
- yādo-gaṇānām ṛṣabhaṁ pracetasam
- smayan pralabdhuṁ praṇipatya nīcavaj
- jagāda me dehy adhirāja saṁyugam
tatrathere — there; upalabhyahaving reached — having reached; asuraof the regions where the demons reside-lokaof the regions where the demons reside — of the regions where the demons reside; pālakamthe guardian — the guardian; yādaḥof the aquatic creatures-gaṇānāmof the aquatic creatures — of the aquatic creatures; ṛṣabhamthe lord — the lord; pracetasamVaruṇa — Varuṇa; smayansmiling — smiling; pralabdhumto make fun — to make fun; praṇipatyahaving bowed down — having bowed down; nīcalike a lowborn man-vatlike a lowborn man — like a lowborn man; jagādahe said — he said; meto me — to me; dehigive — give; adhirājaO great lord — O great lord; saṁyugambattle — battle.
Vibhāvarī is the home of Varuṇa, lord of the aquatic creatures and guardian of the lower regions of the universe, where the demons generally reside. There Hiraṇyākṣa fell at Varuṇa's feet like a lowborn man, and to make fun of him he said with a smile, "Give me battle, O Supreme Lord!"
The demoniac person always challenges others and tries to occupy others' property by force. Here these symptoms are fully displayed by Hiraṇyākṣa, who begged war from a person who had no desire to fight.