एतेषु हि बिलस्वर्गेषु स्वर्गादप्यधिककामभोगैश्वर्यानन्दभूतिविभूतिभि: सुसमृद्धभवनोद्यानाक्रीडविहारेषु दैत्यदानवकाद्रवेया नित्यप्रमुदितानुरक्तकलत्रापत्यबन्धुसुहृदनुचरा गृहपतय ईश्वरादप्यप्रतिहतकामा मायाविनोदा निवसन्ति ॥ ८ ॥
etesu hi bila-svargesu svargad apy adhika-kama-bhogaisvaryananda-bhuti-vibhutibhih susamrddha-bhavanodyanakrida-viharesu daitya-danava-kadraveya nitya-pramuditanurakta-kalatrapatya-bandhu-suhrd-anucara grha-pataya isvarad apy apratihata-kama maya-vinoda nivasanti.
- etesu
- in these
- hi
- certainly
- bila-svargesu
- known as the heavenly subterranean worlds
- svargat
- than the heavenly planets
- api
- even
- adhika
- a greater quantity
- kama-bhoga
- enjoyment of sense gratification
- aisvarya-ananda
- bliss due to opulence
- bhuti
- influence
- vibhutibhih
- by those things and wealth
- su-samrddha
- improved
- bhavana
- houses
- udyana
- gardens
- akrida-viharesu
- in places for different types of sense gratification
- daitya
- the demons
- danava
- ghosts
- kadraveyah
- snakes
- nitya
- who are always
- pramudita
- overjoyed
- anurakta
- because of attachment
- kalatra
- to wife
- apatya
- children
- bandhu
- family relations
- suhrt
- friends
- anucarah
- followers
- grha-patayah
- the heads of the households
- isvarat
- than those more capable, like the demigods
- api
- even
- apratihata-kamah
- whose fulfillment of lusty desires is unimpeded
- maya
- illusory
- vinodah
- who feel happiness
- nivasanti
- live
In these seven planeary systems, which are also known as the subterranean heavens (bila-svarga), there are very beautiful houses, gardens and places of sense enjoyment, which are even more opulent than those in the higher planes because the demons have a very high standard of sensual pleasure, wealth and influence. Most of the residents of these planes, who are known as Daityas, Danavas and Nagas, live as householders. Their wives, children, friends and society are all fully engaged in illusory, material happiness. The sense enjoyment of the demigods is sometimes disturbed, but the residents of these planes enjoy life without disturbances. Thus they are understood to be very attached to illusory happiness.