Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 14
Brahmā’s Boons, Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Cosmic Tyranny, and Prahlāda’s Transcendental Qualities
जगुर्महेन्द्रासनमोजसा स्थितं विश्वावसुस्तुम्बुरुरस्मदादय: । गन्धर्वसिद्धा ऋषयोऽस्तुवन्मुहु- र्विद्याधराश्चाप्सरसश्च पाण्डव ॥ १४ ॥
jagur mahendrāsanam ojasā sthitaṁ viśvāvasus tumburur asmad-ādayaḥ gandharva-siddhā ṛṣayo ’stuvan muhur vidyādharāś cāpsarasaś ca pāṇḍava
ഹേ പാണ്ഡവവംശജനായ മഹാരാജാ യുധിഷ്ഠിരാ, തന്റെ വ്യക്തിപരമായ ശക്തിയുടെ ബലത്തിൽ ഹിരണ്യകശിപു ഇന്ദ്രാസനത്തിൽ ഇരുന്ന് മറ്റു ലോകങ്ങളിലെ വാസികളെ നിയന്ത്രിച്ചു. വിശ്വാവസു, തുംബുരു എന്നീ ഗന്ധർവന്മാർ, ഞാനും, വിദ്യാധരന്മാർ, അപ്സരസ്സുകൾ, ഋഷിമാർ—എല്ലാവരും അവനെ മഹിമപ്പെടുത്താൻ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും സ്തുതിച്ചു.
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.
FAQs
They are celebrated Gandharvas—celestial musicians—who appear in the Bhagavatam as singers of divine praise, here joining others in glorifying Mahendra’s (Indra’s) seat.
The verse indicates that Mahendra’s seat remained established due to its inherent divine power (ojas), emphasizing that cosmic offices and their symbols are upheld by higher arrangement, not merely by physical force.
By regularly engaging in kīrtana, prayer, and remembrance—repeatedly praising the Lord and His order—one cultivates steadiness of mind and devotion, just as the celestial beings repeatedly offered hymns.