# SB 7.10.59 ## Text > taiḥ spṛṣṭā vyasavaḥ sarve > nipetuḥ sma puraukasaḥ > tān ānīya mahā-yogī > mayaḥ kūpa-rase 'kṣipat ## Synonyms *taiḥ*—by those (fiery arrows); *spṛṣṭāḥ*—being attacked or being touched; *vyasavaḥ*—without life; *sarve*—all the demons; *nipetuḥ*—fell down; *sma*—formerly; *pura*-*okasaḥ*—being the inhabitants of the above-mentioned three residential airplanes; *tān*—all of them; *ānīya*—bringing; *mahā*-*yogī*—the great mystic; *mayaḥ*—Maya Dānava; *kūpa*-*rase*—in the well of nectar (created by the great mystic Maya); *akṣipat*—put. ## Translation **Attacked by Lord Śiva's golden arrows, all the demoniac inhabitants of those three dwellings lost their lives and fell down. Then the great mystic Maya Dānava dropped the demons into a nectarean well that he had created.** ## Purport The *asuras* are generally extremely powerful because of their mystic yogic power. However, as Lord Kṛṣṇa says in *Bhagavad-gītā* [[bg/6/47|(Bg. 6.47)]]: > yoginām api sarveṣāṁ > mad-gatenāntarātmanā > śraddhāvān bhajate yo māṁ > sa me yuktatamo mataḥ "Of all *yogīs,* he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in *yoga* and is the highest of all." The actual purpose of mystic *yoga* is to concentrate one's attention fully on the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, and always think of Him (*mad-gatenāntarātmanā*). To attain such perfection, one must undergo a certain process—*haṭha-yoga*—and through this *yoga* system the practitioner achieves some uncommon mystic power. The *asuras,* however, instead of becoming devotees of Kṛṣṇa, utilize this mystic power for their personal sense gratification. Maya Dānava, for example, is mentioned here as *mahā-yogī,* a great mystic, but his business was to help the *asuras.* Nowadays we are actually seeing that there are some *yogīs* who cater to the senses of materialists, and there are imposters who advertise themselves as God. Maya Dānava was such a person, a god among the demons, and he could perform some wonderful feats, one of which is described here: he made a well filled with nectar and dipped the *asuras* into that nectarean well. This nectar was known as *mṛta-sanjīvayitari,* for it could bring a dead body to life. *Mṛta-sanjīvayitari* is also an Āyur-vedic preparation. It is a kind of liquor that invigorates even a person on the verge of death.