SB 10.73.20
haihayo nahuso veno
ravano narako ’pare
sri-madad bhramsitah sthanad
deva-daitya-naresvarah
Translation:
Haihaya, Nahusa, Vena, Ravana, Naraka and many other rulers of demigods, men and demons fell from their elevated positions because of infatuation with material opulence.
Purport:
As described by Sridhara Svami, because Haihaya stole the desire cow of Lord Parasurama’s father, Jamadagni, Parasurama killed him and his impudent sons. Nahusa became puffed up when he temporarily assumed the post of Indra. When out of pride Nahusa ordered some brahmanas to carry him in a palanquin to an illicit meeting with Lord Indra’s chaste wife, Saci, the brahmanas made him fall down from his position and become an old man. King Vena was similarly mad, and when he insulted the brahmanas they killed him by loud incantations of the syllable hum. Ravana was a famous ruler of the Raksasas, but out of lust he kidnapped Mother Sita, and thus her husband, Lord Ramacandra, killed him. Naraka was a ruler of the Daityas who dared to steal Mother Aditi’s earrings, and for his offense he was also killed. Thus throughout history powerful leaders have fallen from their positions because they became intoxicated with their so-called opulence.