स एव वर्णाश्रमिभि: क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणै: । इज्यमानो हविर्भागानग्रहीत् स्वेन तेजसा ॥ १५ ॥
sa eva varnasramibhih kratubhir bhuri-daksinaih ijyamano havir-bhagan agrahit svena tejasa
- sah
- he (Hiranyakasipu)
- eva
- indeed
- varna-asramibhih
- by persons who strictly followed the regulative principles of the four varnas and four asramas
- kratubhih
- by ritualistic ceremonies
- bhuri
- abundant
- daksinaih
- offered with gifts
- ijyamanah
- being worshiped
- havih-bhagan
- the portions of the oblations
- agrahit
- usurped
- svena
- by his own
- tejasa
- prowess.
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.