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Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe
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possible, Hiraṇyakaśipu was dissatisfied because instead of controlling his senses he remained their servant.
PURPORT
This is an example of asuric life. Atheists can advance materially and create an extremely comfortable situation for the senses, but because they are controlled by the senses, they cannot be satisfied. This is the effect of modern civilization. Materialists are very much advanced in enjoying money and women, yet dissatisfaction prevails within human society because human society cannot be happy and peaceful without Kṛṣṇa consciousness. As far as material sense gratification is concerned, materialists may go on increasing their enjoyment as far as they can imagine, but because people in such a material condition are servants of their senses, they cannot be satisfied. Hiraṇyakaśipu was a vivid example of this dissatisfied state of humanity.
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एवमेक्षर्यमत्तस्य द्वास्योच्छास्त्रतिनः। कालो महान् व्यतीयाय ब्रह्मशापमुपेयुषः॥२०॥
evam aiśvarya-mattasya dṛptasyocchāstra-vartinaḥ kālo mahān vyatīyāya brahma-śāpam upeyuṣaḥ
evam —thus;  aiśvarya-mattasya —of one who was intoxicated by opulences;  dṛptasya —greatly proud;  ut-śāstra-vartinaḥ —transgressing the regulative principles mentioned in the  śāstras ;  kālaḥ —duration of time;  mahān —a great;  vyatīyāya —passed;  brahma-śāpam —a curse by exalted  brāhmaṇas ;  upeyuṣaḥ —having obtained.
TRANSLATION
Hiraṇyakaśipu thus passed a long time being very much proud of his opulences and transgressing the laws and regulations mentioned in the authoritative  śāstras . He was therefore subjected to a curse by the four Kumāras, who were great brāhmaṇas.