Maitreya said: Hiraṇyākṣa, being insulted by the Lord, made an object of the Lord’s joking which was made in great anger, became intensely angry, like a snake who was being teased. The demon, having been insulted in verse 10, became angry, since he was the object of a joke (pralabdhaḥ). He became like a large snake which was being teased by the words of verses 11 and 12. The other meaning is as follows. Having fallen from his position as an associate of the Lord (adhikṣiptaḥ), he became overcome with great anger. Though śuddha-sattva by nature, because of the curse of the Kumāras arising from the will of the Lord, he became full of ignorance. At the time of fighting he accepted great anger, though it was not real anger.