Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 27

Sanskrit:

तत्रोपलभ्यासुरलोकपालकंयादोगणानामृषभं प्रचेतसम् ।स्मयन् प्रलब्धुं प्रणिपत्य नीचव-ज्जगाद मे देह्यधिराज संयुगम ॥ २७ ॥

ITRANS:

tatropalabhyāsura-loka-pālakaṁyādo-gaṇānām ṛṣabhaṁ pracetasamsmayan pralabdhuṁ praṇipatya nīcavajjagāda me dehy adhirāja saṁyugam

Translation:

Vibhāvarī is the home of Varuṇa, lord of the aquatic creatures and guardian of the lower regions of the universe, where the demons generally reside. There Hiraṇyākṣa fell at Varuṇa’s feet like a lowborn man, and to make fun of him he said with a smile, “Give me battle, O Supreme Lord!”

Purport:

The demoniac person always challenges others and tries to occupy others’ property by force. Here these symptoms are fully displayed by Hiraṇyākṣa, who begged war from a person who had no desire to fight.