SB 7.4.4
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 4
- evaṁ labdha-varo daityo
- bibhrad dhemamayaṁ vapuḥ
- bhagavaty akarod dveṣaṁ
- bhrātur vadham anusmaran
SYNONYMS
evam — thus; labdha-varaḥ — having obtained his desired boon; daityaḥ — Hiraṇyakaśipu; bibhrat — acquiring; hema-mayam — possessing the luster of gold; vapuḥ — a body; bhagavati — unto Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; akarot — maintained; dveṣam — envy; bhrātuḥ vadham — the killing of his brother; anusmaran — always thinking of.
TRANSLATION
The demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, having thus been blessed by Lord Brahmā and having acquired a lustrous golden body, continued to remember the death of his brother and therefore be envious of Lord Viṣṇu.
PURPORT
A demoniac person, in spite of acquiring all the opulences possible to obtain in this universe, continues to be envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.