You became desirous of obtaining the dignity of a Brahmana and the merit of penances, O king, disregarding the sovereignty of the Earth, nay, the sovereignty of very Heaven.
ब्राह्मण्यं काक्षसे हि त्वं तपश्च पृथिवीपते। अवमन्य नरेन्द्रत्वं देवेन्द्रत्वं च पार्थिव॥