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ŚB 7.4.4

Devanagari

एवं लब्धवरो दैत्यो बिभ्रद्धेममयं वपु: ।
भगवत्यकरोद् द्वेषं भ्रातुर्वधमनुस्मरन् ॥ ४ ॥

Text

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.