Text 16] Hiranyakasipu Terrorizes the Universe 181
TEXT 15
RTT aaa: AANA: |
Ta apr ea SAAT I
sa eva varndsramibhih
kratubhir bhiri-daksinaih
yyyamano havir-bhagan
agrahit svena tejasa
sah—he (Hiranyakasipu); eva—indeed; varna-dsramibhih—by per-
sons who strictly followed the regulative principles of the four varnas
and four dsramas; kratubhih—by ritualistic ceremonies; bhiiri—abun-
dant; daksinaih—offered with gifts; ijyamanah—being worshiped:
havih-bhagan—the portions of the oblations; agrahit—usurped;
svena—by his own; tejasa—prowess.
TRANSLATION
Being worshiped by sacrifices offered with great gifts by those
who strictly followed the principles of varna and asrama,
Hiranyakasipu, instead of offering shares of the oblations to the
demigods, accepted them himself.
TEXT 16
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TA WAT MA ATAATS TA: 1124
akrsta-pacyd tasyasit
sapta-dvipavati mahi
tatha kdma-dughda gavo
nanascarya-podam nabhah
akrsta-pacya—bearing grains without being cultivated or plowed:
tasya—of Hiranyakasipu; dsit—was; sapta-dvipa-vati—consisting of
seven islands; mahi—the earth; tatha—so much so: kdma-dughah—
