Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 35
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Austerities and Brahmā’s Boons
The Architecture of ‘Conditional Immortality’
यदि दास्यस्यभिमतान् वरान्मे वरदोत्तम । भूतेभ्यस्त्वद्विसृष्टेभ्यो मृत्युर्मा भून्मम प्रभो ॥ ३५ ॥
yadi dāsyasy abhimatān varān me varadottama bhūtebhyas tvad-visṛṣṭebhyo mṛtyur mā bhūn mama prabho
主よ、恩寵を授ける者の中で最勝の御方よ。もし私の望む恩寵をお与えくださるなら、あなたの創られたどの生きものによっても、私が死に至らぬようにしてください。
After being created from the navel of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, Lord Brahmā, the original created living being within the universe, created many other different types of living entities to reside in this universe. Therefore, from the beginning of creation, the living entities were born of a superior living entity. Ultimately, Kṛṣṇa is the supreme living being, the father of all others. Ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā: He is the seed-giving father of all living entities.
FAQs
He asked that he should not meet death from any living being created by Brahma—seeking protection from all created entities.
Having performed severe austerities, he wanted near-immortality and tried to loophole death by excluding all created beings as possible causes of his demise.
It shows how the desire for control and invincibility leads to fear-based bargaining; lasting security is not found in boons, but in devotion and surrender to the Supreme.