Shloka 26
Portents at the Birth of Diti’s Sons and Hiraṇyākṣa Challenges Varuṇa
स वर्षपूगानुदधौ महाबल- श्चरन्महोर्मीञ्छ्वसनेरितान्मुहु: । मौर्व्याभिजघ्ने गदया विभावरी- मासेदिवांस्तात पुरीं प्रचेतस: ॥ २६ ॥
sa varṣa-pūgān udadhau mahā-balaś caran mahormīñ chvasaneritān muhuḥ maurvyābhijaghne gadayā vibhāvarīm āsedivāṁs tāta purīṁ pracetasaḥ
Lang thang trong đại dương suốt bao năm dài, Hiraṇyākṣa hùng lực đã dùng chùy sắt đánh liên hồi những con sóng khổng lồ bị gió quật tung, rồi đến Vibhāvarī, kinh đô của Varuṇa.
Varuṇa is supposed to be the predominating deity of the waters, and his capital, which is known as Vibhāvarī, is within the watery kingdom.
FAQs
Maitreya describes Hiraṇyākṣa wandering the ocean for years, violently striking the waves he himself stirs, and then arriving at Varuṇa’s city—showing the restless, aggressive nature of demoniac pride.
He seeks a worthy opponent and recognition of his might; reaching Varuṇa’s city is part of his quest to challenge powerful beings before confronting the Lord’s arrangement.
Uncontrolled ego creates self-made turbulence—like waves stirred by one’s own breath—so strength without humility and devotion leads to agitation rather than peace.