Why is Brahma requesting the Lord Varaha to kill Hiranyaksha before twilight hours when the Lord is omnipotent?

From Sundar Shyam Pr:

In SB 3.18.24 onwards, Why is Brahma requesting the Lord Varaha to kill Hiranyaksha before twilight hours? Is he not aware that Lord, being omni-potent, is beyond the rules of this world?

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Question from Sundar Shyam Prabhu. In Srimad Bhagavatam 3.18.24 onwards, why is Brahma requesting Lord Varaha to kill Hiranyaksha before twilight hours? Is he not aware that the Lord being omnipotent is beyond the rules of this world? Answer. It is due to the Leela Shakti of the Lord that those associated with him forget his omnipotence when he is performing the Leela.
And that’s how they experience the rasa, the emotions of the Leela. Now this can happen in a sense because of the Lord’s arrangement or because of that soul’s forgetfulness. So for demoniac persons like Duryodhana and others, they forget because they are covered by their own misconceptions, which is caused by their own desire to rebel against God.
For the associates of the Lord, if they ever forget, for example Yashodamayi and the Maharaj, that is by the arrangement of the Lord because that is the way the Lord wants them to serve him. Now for the demigods, their position is definitely not like the demons who are against Krishna, but at the same time it’s not exactly identical with that of the pure devotees like Yashodamayi and the Maharaj, whose forgetfulness is entirely orchestrated by the will of the Lord. So sometimes the demigods have the desire to enjoy a separate from Krishna and because of that they may forget.
And sometimes that forgetfulness is arranged by the Lord to enhance their rasa. So in this particular case, Brahmaji, it is not that in the case of battling with Hiranyaksha, there was a clear, specific indication that the Lord was going to appear. Now when Lord Varahadev appeared from Brahmaji’s nose, Brahmaji did not initially recognize him also, but eventually he recognized him as the Supreme Lord.
But then when the fierce battle was going on, at that time the Lord did not directly or immediately manifest his omnipotence. And when he did not manifest the omnipotence, naturally out of fear for the security of the universe and fear for the safety of the Lord also in one sense, and of course fear for his own safety, Brahmaji naturally felt that if Hiranyaksha is a very powerful demon then he needs to be killed as soon as possible. So Brahmaji still has the faith that Lord Varahadev is more powerful than Hiranyaksha and can kill him at his will.
At his own will. He is not dependent on Hiranyaksha’s weakening to be able to kill him. He has that confidence.
But still he feels that the fight will become longer and tougher if Hiranyaksha becomes stronger due to the passage of time and the advent of night. So within the context of the Leela, Brahmaji is speaking in a way that intensifies the ecstasy of the Leela. So the ecstasy here is not just in terms of laughing and happiness, but ecstasy is the absorption, the intense remembrance that happens.
So within that intense remembrance is accompanied by anxiety about the result, and the eagerness that the result comes up immediately. So that’s why Brahmaji here prays. He is aware of the omnipotence, but at the same time he also wants to ensure that the world’s safety, the Lord’s safety is arranged as quickly as possible.
And because the Lord here is not directly exhibiting his omnipotence, so therefore he plays his role by reminding the Lord. We see the similar things that in the Ramayana, when Lord Ram was trying to kill Ravana, at that time various people assisted him. Vibhishan told him that killing his head alone is not enough.
Then Markali, the charioteer of Indra, who had brought Indra’s chariot to assist Lord Ram, he told him that now is the time to use the special weapon that Agastya has given him, and to use the Aditya Hridaya mantras. So Lord Ram does not need all this assistance, but within the Leela he gives opportunity for others to serve him, and by covering his omnipotence, or at least by not exhibiting his omnipotence immediately, he intensifies the Leela. Otherwise if he is just omnipotent, just as soon as the battle is about to start, one slap and the opponent is killed, then there is not much relishing of the pastime over there.
So not only does the Lord not exhibit his omnipotence immediately, but he also appropriately engages other devotees in his service by their giving him some kind of assistance or guidance or information or weaponry or whatever is appropriate for the Leela. So here Lord Varahadev is in a sense engaging Brahmaji in his service by giving him a reminder. So this is all a part of the Leela.
Thank you.