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"name":"SB 7.4.4", "h1":"SB 7.4.4", "label":"Text 4", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.4.4", "description":"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."
} —
SB 7.4.4
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.