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ŚB 7.4.14

जगुर्महेन्द्रासनमोजसा स्थितं
विश्वावसुस्तुम्बुरुरस्मदादय: ।
गन्धर्वसिद्धा ऋषयोऽस्तुवन्मुहु-
र्विद्याधराश्चाप्सरसश्च पाण्डव ॥ १४ ॥
jagur mahendrāsanam ojasā sthitaṁ
viśvāvasus tumburur asmad-ādayaḥ
gandharva-siddhā ṛṣayo ’stuvan muhur
vidyādharāś cāpsarasaś ca pāṇḍava

Synonyms

jaguḥsung of the glories; mahendra-āsanamthe throne of King Indra; ojasāby personal power; sthitamsituated on; viśvāvasuḥthe chief singer of the Gandharvas; tumburuḥanother Gandharva singer; asmat-ādayaḥincluding ourselves (Nārada and others also glorified Hiraṇyakaśipu); gandharvathe inhabitants of Gandharva-loka; siddhāḥthe inhabitants of Siddhaloka; ṛṣayaḥthe great sages and saintly persons; astuvanoffered prayers; muhuḥagain and again; vidyādharāḥthe inhabitants of Vidyādhara-loka; caand; apsarasaḥthe inhabitants of Apsaroloka; caand; pāṇḍavaO descendant of Pāṇḍu.

Translation

O Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, descendant of Pāṇḍu, by dint of his personal power, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being situated on the throne of King Indra, controlled the inhabitants of all the other planets. The two Gandharvas Viśvāvasu and Tumburu, I myself and the Vidyādharas, Apsarās and sages all offered prayers to him again and again just to glorify him.

Purport

The asuras sometimes become so powerful that they can engage even Nārada Muni and similar devotees in their service. This does not mean that Nārada was subordinate to Hiraṇyakaśipu. Sometimes, however, it so happens in this material world that great personalities, even great devotees, can also be controlled by the asuras.