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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.23

ద‍ృష్టా మయా దివి విభోఽఖిలధిష్ణ్యపానా- మాయు: శ్రియో విభవ ఇచ్ఛతి యాఞ్జనోఽయమ్ । యేఽస్మత్పితు: కుపితహాసవిజృమ్భితభ్రూ- విస్ఫూర్జితేన లులితా: స తు తే నిరస్త: ॥ ౨౩ ॥
dṛṣṭā mayā divi vibho ’khila-dhiṣṇya-pānām
[drishtaa mayaa divi vibho ’khila-dhishnya-paanaam]
āyuḥ śriyo vibhava icchati yāṣ jano ’yam
[aayuh shriyo vibhava ichchati yaash jano ’yam]
ye ’smat pituḥ kupita-hāsa-vijṛmbhita-bhrū-
[ye ’smat pituh kupita-haasa-vijrimbhita-bhroo-]
visphūrjitena lulitāḥ sa tu te nirastaḥ
[visphoorjitena lulitaah sa tu te nirastah]
Word-for-word
dṛṣṭāḥ — have been seen practically mayā — by me divi — in the higher planetary systems vibho — O my Lord akhila — all dhiṣṇya-pānām — of the chiefs of different states or planets āyuḥ — the duration of life śriyaḥ — the opulences vibhavaḥ — glories, influence icchati — desire yān — all of which janaḥ ayam — these people in general ye — all of which (duration of life, opulence, etc.) asmat pituḥ — of our father, Hiraṇyakaśipu kupita-hāsa — by his critical laughing when angry vijṛmbhita — being expanded bhrū — of the eyebrows visphūrjitena — simply by the feature lulitāḥ — pulled down or finished saḥ — he (my father) tu — but te — by You nirastaḥ — completely vanquished.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dṛṣṭā mayā divi vibho ’khila-dhiṣṇya-pānām
dṛṣṭāḥ
have been seen practically
mayā
by me
divi
in the higher planetary systems
vibho
O my Lord
akhila
all
dhiṣṇya-pānām
of the chiefs of different states or planets
āyuḥ śriyo vibhava icchati yāṣ jano ’yam
āyuḥ
the duration of life
śriyaḥ
the opulences
vibhavaḥ
glories, influence
icchati
desire
yān
all of which
janaḥ ayam
these people in general
ye ’smat pituḥ kupita-hāsa-vijṛmbhita-bhrū-
ye
all of which (duration of life, opulence, etc.)
asmat pituḥ
of our father, Hiraṇyakaśipu
kupita-hāsa
by his critical laughing when angry
vijṛmbhita
being expanded
bhrū
of the eyebrows
visphūrjitena lulitāḥ sa tu te nirastaḥ
visphūrjitena
simply by the feature
lulitāḥ
pulled down or finished
saḥ
he (my father)
tu
but
te
by You
nirastaḥ
completely vanquished.
My dear Lord, people in general want to be elevated to the higher planetary systems for a long duration of life, opulence and enjoyment, but I have seen all of these through the activities of my father. When my father was angry and he laughed sarcastically at the demigods, they were immediately vanquished simply by seeing the movements of his eyebrows. Yet my father, who was so powerful, has now been vanquished by You within a moment.
Purport

Within this material world, one should understand by practical experience the value of material opulence, longevity and influence. We have actual experience that even on this planet there have been many great politicians and military commanders like Napoleon, Hitler, Shubhash Chandra Bose and Gandhi, but as soon as their lives were finished, their popularity, influence and everything else were finished also. Prahlāda Mahārāja formerly gathered the same experience by seeing the activities of Hiraṇyakaśipu, his great father. Therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja did not give any importance to anything in this material world. No one can maintain his body or material achievements forever. A Vaiṣṇava can understand that nothing within this material world, not even that which is powerful, opulent or influential, can endure. At any time such things may be vanquished. And who can vanquish them? The Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore one should conclusively understand that no one is greater than the Supreme Great. Since the Supreme Great demands, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja, every intelligent man must agree to this proposal. One must surrender unto the Lord to be saved from the wheel of repeated birth, death, old age and disease.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
I have seen the life span, wealth and power of the devatās, which people desire. The devatās were destroyed by the movement of the eyebrow of my father, made in anger or jest. But you have destroyed him. I do not see anyone except you who possesses power. He to whom I surrender will deliver me from saṁsāra. I have seen the wealth, power (vibhavaḥ) and life span of the devatās in heaven, who were destroyed just by the movement of my father’s eyebrow raised in mockery. But he was destroyed by you. I recognize you as the Supreme Lord because of your extraordinary power.
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