“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.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
पिपीलिकैरहिरिव दिष्ट्या लोकोपतापनः । पापेन पापोऽभक्षीति वादिनो वासवादयः
pipīlikairahiriva diṣṭyā lokopatāpanaḥ | pāpena pāpo'bhakṣīti vādino vāsavādayaḥ
SB 7.7.3