तत्रोपलभ्यासुरलोकपालकं यादोगणानामृषभं प्रचेतसम् । स्मयन् प्रलब्धुं प्रणिपत्य नीचव- ज्जगाद मे देह्यधिराज संयुगम ॥ २७ ॥
tatropalabhyasura-loka-palakam yado-gananam rsabham pracetasam smayan pralabdhum pranipatya nicavaj jagada me dehy adhiraja samyugam
- tatra
- there
- upalabhya
- having reached
- asura-loka
- of the regions where the demons reside
- palakam
- the guardian
- yadah-gananam
- of the aquatic creatures
- rsabham
- the lord
- pracetasam
- Varuna
- smayan
- smiling
- pralabdhum
- to make fun
- pranipatya
- having bowed down
- nica-vat
- like a lowborn man
- jagada
- he said
- me
- to me
- dehi
- give
- adhiraja
- O great lord
- samyugam
- battle.
Vibhavari is the home of Varuna, lord of the aquatic creatures and guardian of the lower regions of the universe, where the demons generally reside. There Hiranyaksa fell at Varuna’s feet like a lowborn man, and to make fun of him he said with a smile, Give me battle, O Supreme Lord