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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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jagur mahendrāsanam ojasā sthitaṁ viśvāvasus tumburur asmad-ādayaḥ gandharva-siddhā ṛṣayo ’stuvan muhur vidyādharāś cāpsarasaś ca pāṇḍava
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TRANSLATION
| O Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, descendant of Pāṇḍu, by dint of his personal power, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being situated on the throne of King Indra, controlled the inhabitants of all the other planets. The two Gandharvas Viśvāvasu and Tumburu, I myself and the Vidyādharas, Apsarās and sages all offered prayers to him again and again just to glorify him.
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PURPORT
| 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.
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