Text 16]
Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe
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TEXT 15
स एव वर्णाश्रमिभिः क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः । इज्यमानो हविर्भागानग्रहीत् स्वेन तेजसा ॥१५॥
sa eva varṇāśramibhiḥ kratubhir bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ ijyamāno havir-bhāgān agrahīt svena tejasā
saḥ—he (Hiraṇyakaśipu); eva—indeed; varṇa-āśramibhiḥ—by persons who strictly followed the regulative principles of the four varṇas and four āśramas; kratubhiḥ—by ritualistic ceremonies; bhūri—abundant; dakṣiṇaiḥ—offered with gifts; ijyamānaḥ—being worshiped; haviḥ-bhāgān—the portions of the oblations; agrahīt—usurped; svena—by his own; tejasā—prowess.
TRANSLATION
Being worshiped by sacrifices offered with great gifts by those who strictly followed the principles of varṇa and āśrama, Hiraṇyakaśipu, instead of offering shares of the oblations to the demigods, accepted them himself.
TEXT 16
अकृष्टपञ्चा तस्यासीत् सप्तद्वीपवती मही । तथा कामदुधा गावो नानाश्चर्यपदं नभः ॥१६॥
akṛṣṭa-pacyā tasyāsīt sapta-dvīpavatī mahī tathā kāma-dughā gāvo nānāścarya-podaṁ nabhaḥ
akṛṣṭa-pacyā—bearing grains without being cultivated or plowed; tasya—of Hiraṇyakaśipu; āsīt—was; sapta-dvīpa-vatī—consisting of seven islands; mahī—the earth; tathā—so much so: kāma-dughāḥ—