विधायादूदुहन्क्षीरमयःपात्रे सुरासवम् ॥१६॥
daiteyÄ dÄnavÄ vatsaá¹
prahlÄdam asurará¹£abham
vidhÄyÄdÅ«duhan kṣīram
ayaḥ-pÄtre surÄsavam
daiteyÄḥ - the sons of Diti; dÄnavÄḥ - demons; vatsam - the calf; prahlÄdam - PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja; asura - demon; ṛṣabham - the chief; vidhÄya - making; adÅ«duhan - they milked out; kṣīram - milk; ayaḥ - iron; pÄtre - in a pot; surÄ - liquor; Äsavam - fermented liquids like beer.
The sons of Diti and the demons transformed PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja, who was born in an asura family, into a calf, and they extracted various kinds of liquor and beer, which they put into a pot made of iron.
The demons also have their own types of beverages in the form of liquors and beers, just as the demigods use soma-rasa for their drinking purposes. The demons born of Diti take great pleasure in drinking wine and beer. Even today people of demoniac nature are very much addicted to liquor and beer. The name of PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja is very significant in this connection. Because PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja was born in a family of demons, as the son of HiraṇyakaÅ›ipu, by his mercy the demons were and still are able to have their drinks in the form of wine and beer. The word ayaḥ (iron) is very significant. Whereas the nectarean soma was put in a golden pot, the liquors and beers were put in an iron pot. Because the liquor and beer are inferior, they are placed in an iron pot, and because soma-rasa is superior, it is placed in a golden pot.
