SB 7.4.15
Devanāgarī
स एव वर्णाश्रमिभि: क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणै: । इज्यमानो हविर्भागानग्रहीत् स्वेन तेजसा ॥ १५ ॥
Text
sa eva varṇāśramibhiḥ kratubhir bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ ijyamāno havir-bhāgān agrahīt svena tejasā
Synonyms
saḥ—he (Hiraṇyakaśipu);eva—indeed;varṇa-āśramibhiḥ—by persons who strictly followed the regulative principles of the fourvarṇasand fourāśramas;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.