Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 24
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Austerities and Brahmā’s Boons
The Architecture of ‘Conditional Immortality’
स निरीक्ष्याम्बरे देवं हंसवाहमुपस्थितम् । ननाम शिरसा भूमौ तद्दर्शनमहोत्सव: ॥ २४ ॥
sa nirīkṣyāmbare devaṁ haṁsa-vāham upasthitam nanāma śirasā bhūmau tad-darśana-mahotsavaḥ
天空に、白鳥の乗り物に乗って現前する梵天を見て、ヒラニヤカシプは大いに歓喜した。その御姿を大祭のごとく喜び、ただちに地に伏して頭を地に付け、敬礼した。
Lord Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (9.23-24):
FAQs
Because Hiraṇyakaśipu performed severe austerities; Brahmā, as the cosmic administrator, became pleased and appeared to grant him boons.
It means Brahmā’s carrier is the swan (haṁsa), a symbol of discernment and purity; the verse highlights Brahmā’s divine arrival in the sky.
It shows the power of focused discipline and reverence—yet also hints that spiritual or material achievements should be guided by right intention, not ego.