विवृत्तताम्राक्षमशेषधिष्ण्यपाः ।
उपासतोपायनपाणिभिर्विना
त्रिभिस्तपोयोगबलौजसां पदम् ॥१३॥
tam aá¹…ga mattaá¹ madhunoru-gandhinÄ
vivá¹›tta-tÄmrÄká¹£am aÅ›eá¹£a-dhiṣṇya-pÄḥ
upÄsatopÄyana-pÄṇibhir vinÄ
tribhis tapo-yoga-balaujasÄá¹ padam
tam - him (HiraṇyakaÅ›ipu); aá¹…ga - O dear King; mattam - intoxicated; madhunÄ - by wine; uru-gandhinÄ - strong-smelling; vivá¹›tta - rolling; tÄmra-aká¹£am - having eyes like copper; aÅ›eá¹£a-dhiṣṇya-pÄḥ - the principal men of all the planets; upÄsata - worshiped; upÄyana - full with paraphernalia; pÄṇibhiḥ - by their own hands; vinÄ - without; tribhiḥ - the three principal deities (Lord Viṣṇu, Lord BrahmÄ and Lord Åšiva); tapaḥ - of austerity; yoga - mystic power; bala - bodily strength; ojasÄm - and power of the senses; padam - the abode.
O my dear King, HiraṇyakaÅ›ipu was always drunk on strong-smelling wines and liquors, and therefore his coppery eyes were always rolling. Nonetheless, because he had powerfully executed great austerities in mystic yoga, although he was abominable, all but the three principal demigods — Lord BrahmÄ, Lord Åšiva and Lord Viṣṇu — personally worshiped him to please him by bringing him various presentations with their own hands.
In the Skanda PurÄṇa there is this description: upÄyanaá¹ daduḥ sarve vinÄ devÄn hiraṇyakaḥ. HiraṇyakaÅ›ipu was so powerful that everyone but the three principal demigods — namely Lord BrahmÄ, Lord Åšiva and Lord Viṣṇu — engaged in his service. MadhvÄcÄrya says, ÄdityÄ vasavo rudrÄs tri-vidhÄ hi surÄ yataḥ. There are three kinds of demigods — the Ä€dityas, the Vasus and the Rudras — beneath whom are the other demigods, like the Maruts and SÄdhyas (marutaÅ› caiva viÅ›ve ca sÄdhyÄÅ› caiva ca tad-gatÄḥ). Therefore all the demigods are called tri-piá¹£á¹apa, and the same word tri applies to Lord BrahmÄ, Lord Åšiva and Lord Viṣṇu.
