Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 3


Sanskrit:

पिपीलिकैरहिरिव दिष्टय‍ा लोकोपतापन: ।पापेन पापोऽभक्षीति वदन्तो वासवादय: ॥ ३ ॥

ITRANS:

pipīlikair ahir ivadiṣṭyā lokopatāpanaḥpāpena pāpo ’bhakṣītivadanto vāsavādayaḥ

Translation:

“Alas, as a serpent is eaten by small ants, so the troublesome Hiraṇyakaśipu, who always inflicted miseries upon all types of people, has now been defeated by the reactions of his own sinful activities.” Saying this, the demigods, headed by King Indra, arranged to fight the demons.

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