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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.17.30
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 30
- paśyāmi nānyaṁ puruṣāt purātanād
- yaḥ saṁyuge tvāṁ raṇa-mārga-kovidam
- ārādhayiṣyaty asurarṣabhehi taṁ
- manasvino yaṁ gṛṇate bhavādṛśāḥ
paśyāmiI see — I see; nanot — not; anyamother — other; puruṣātthan the person — than the person; purātanātmost ancient — most ancient; yaḥwho — who; saṁyugein battle — in battle; tvāmto you — to you; raṇain the tactics of war-mārgain the tactics of war — in the tactics of war; kovidamvery much skilled — very much skilled; ārādhayiṣyatiwill give satisfaction — will give satisfaction; asuraO chief of the asuras-ṛṣabhaO chief of the asuras — O chief of the asuras; ihiapproach — approach; tamHim — Him; manasvinaḥheroes — heroes; yamwhom — whom; gṛṇatepraise — praise; bhavādṛśāḥlike you — like you.
You are so skilled in war that I do not see anyone else but the most ancient person, Lord Viṣṇu, who can give satisfaction in battle to you. Therefore, O chief of the asuras, approach Him, whom even heroes like you mention with praise.
Aggressive materialistic warriors are actually punished by the Supreme Lord for their policy of unnecessarily disturbing world peace. Therefore Varuṇa advised Hiraṇyākṣa that the right course to satisfy his fighting spirit would be to seek to fight with Viṣṇu.