Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 15


Sanskrit:

स एव वर्णाश्रमिभि: क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणै: ।इज्यमानो हविर्भागानग्रहीत् स्वेन तेजसा ॥ १५ ॥

ITRANS:

sa eva varṇāśramibhiḥkratubhir bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥijyamāno havir-bhāgānagrahīt svena tejasā

Translation:

Being worshiped by sacrifices offered with great gifts by those who strictly followed the principles of varṇa and āśrama, Hiraṇyakaśipu, instead of offering shares of the oblations to the demigods, accepted them himself.

Purport: