तौ तु लब्धवरौ दृष्ट्वा कृतकामौ महासुरौ ॥
सर्वः सुहृज्जनस् ताभ्यां प्रमोदम् उपजग्मिवान् ॥
ततस् तौ तु जटा हित्वा मौलिनौ संबभूवतुः ॥
महार्हाभरणोपेतौ विरजोम्बरधारिणौ ॥
अकालकौमुदीं चैव चक्रतुः सार्वकामिकीम् ॥
दैत्येन्द्रौ परमप्रीतौ तयोश् चैव सुहृज्जनः ॥
tau tu labdhavarau dṛṣṭvā kṛtakāmau mahāsurau ||
sarvaḥ suhṛjjanas tābhyāṃ pramodam upajagmivān ||
tatas tau tu jaṭā hitvā maulinau saṃbabhūvatuḥ ||
mahārhābharaṇopetau virajombaradhāriṇau ||
akālakaumudīṃ caiva cakratuḥ sārvakāmikīm ||
daityendrau paramaprītau tayoś caiva suhṛjjanaḥ ||
"Seeing those great asuras who had obtained their boons, the whole company of their friends rejoiced together with them; then they, casting off their matted locks, became crowned with diadems, adorned with precious ornaments, wearing dustless garments; and those lords of the daityas and their friends held an untimely festival of the full moon, granting all desires."
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Here austerity is at once followed by idleness and indulgence. It is telling that, no sooner having abandoned tapas, the brothers plunge into luxury and feasting: what was gained, not turned to good, becomes an occasion for self-indulgence. Here is the lesson: the fruit of unrighteous austerity is not purification but dissipation. Thus the scripture shows asceticism giving way to revelry; and after excess, ruin will follow.