uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṁ te
Lord Brahmā, carried by a swan, at first could not see Hiraṇyakaśipu, whose body was covered by an anthill, grass and bamboo. Then Lord Brahmā saw him, with skin, fat, flesh and blood devoured by ants. Like a cloud-covered sun, he was burning the worlds by his austerity. Struck with wonder, Lord Brahmā smiled and spoke to him.
First Brahmā did not see him since he was covered by the anthill. Then seeing him, he spoke. Ācīrṇam means “completely eaten up.” He was like the sun covered by a cloud.
|| 7.3.17 ||
śrī-brahmovāca
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṁ te
tapaḥ-siddho 'si kāśyapa
varado 'ham anuprāpto
vriyatām īpsito varaḥ
Lord Brahmā said: O son of Kaśyapa! Please get up! All good fortune unto you! Your austerity will bear fruit now. I, who will give you benedictions, have arrived. Ask your desired boon.
|| 7.3.18 ||
adrākṣam aham etaṁ te
hṛt-sāraṁ mahad-adbhutam
daṁśa-bhakṣita-dehasya
prāṇā hy asthiṣu śerate
I have seen your most astonishing fortitude. Since body has been eaten by insects, you life air has taken shelter of your bones.
Hṛt-sāram means fortitude.
|| 7.3.19 ||
naitat pūrvarṣayaś cakrur
na kariṣyanti cāpare
nirambur dhārayet prāṇān
ko vai divya-samāḥ śatam
Even previous sages like Bhṛgu have not performs such austerities, and no one will do so in the future. Who can sustain his life without even drinking water for one hundred celestial years?
|| 7.3.20 ||
vyavasāyena te 'nena
duṣkareṇa manasvinām
tapo-niṣṭhena bhavatā
jito 'haṁ diti-nandana
O son of Diti! Because of you determination and steadiness in austerity which is difficult for sages, I have been conquered by you.
|| 7.3.21 ||
tatas ta āśiṣaḥ sarvā
dadāmy asura-puṅgava
martasya te hy amartasya
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