एवमैश्वर्यमत्तस्य दृप्तस्योच्छास्त्रवर्तिन: । कालो महान् व्यतीयाय ब्रह्मशापमुपेयुष: ॥ २० ॥
evam aisvarya-mattasya drptasyocchastra-vartinah kalo mahan vyatiyaya brahma-sapam upeyusah
- evam
- thus
- aisvarya-mattasya
- of one who was intoxicated by opulences
- drptasya
- greatly proud
- ut-sastra-vartinah
- transgressing the regulative principles mentioned in the sastras
- kalah
- duration of time
- mahan
- a great
- vyatiyaya
- passed
- brahma-sapam
- a curse by exalted brahmanas
- upeyusah
- having obtained.
Hiranyakasipu thus passed a long time being very much proud of his opulences and transgressing the laws and regulations mentioned in the authoritative sastras. He was therefore subjected to a curse by the four Kumaras, who were great brahmanas.