Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 5
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Wrath, the Assault on Vedic Culture, and the Boy-Yamarāja’s Teaching on the Soul
भो भो दानवदैतेया द्विमूर्धंस्त्र्यक्ष शम्बर । शतबाहो हयग्रीव नमुचे पाक इल्वल ॥ ४ ॥ विप्रचित्ते मम वच: पुलोमन् शकुनादय: । शृणुतानन्तरं सर्वे क्रियतामाशु मा चिरम् ॥ ५ ॥
bho bho dānava-daiteyā dvimūrdhaṁs tryakṣa śambara śatabāho hayagrīva namuce pāka ilvala
अरे दानव-दैत्यांनो! हे द्विमूर्धा, त्र्यक्ष, शंबर, शतबाहु! हे हयग्रीव, नमुची, पाक, इल्वल! हे विप्रचित्ती, पुलोमन, शकुन व इतरांनो! माझे वचन लक्ष देऊन ऐका आणि मग विलंब न करता त्वरित तसेच करा।
FAQs
Hiraṇyakaśipu summons prominent asuras—Dvimūrdhan, Tryakṣa, Śambara, Śatabāhu, Hayagrīva, Namuci, Pāka, and Ilvala—calling them to hear his orders.
He was preparing to organize and intensify his anti-Viṣṇu agenda, which soon turns into direct persecution of his devotee-son Prahlāda.
It shows how leadership can mobilize groups toward a goal—therefore one should choose guidance rooted in dharma, since organization without righteousness becomes harmful.