देवा: स्वं भागमर्हन्ति ये तुल्यायासहेतव: । सत्रयाग इवैतस्मिन्नेष धर्म: सनातन: ॥ ३९ ॥ इति स्वान्प्रत्यषेधन्वै दैतेया जातमत्सरा: । दुर्बला: प्रबलान् राजन्गृहीतकलसान् मुहु: ॥ ४० ॥
devah svam bhagam arhanti ye tulyayasa-hetavah satra-yaga ivaitasminn esa dharmah sanatanah iti svan pratyasedhan vai daiteya jata-matsarah durbalah prabalan rajan grhita-kalasan muhuh
- devah
- the demigods
- svam bhagam
- their own share
- arhanti
- deserve to take
- ye
- all of them who
- tulya-ayasa-hetavah
- who made an equal endeavor
- satra-yage
- in the performance of sacrifices
- iva
- similarly
- etasmin
- in this matter
- esah
- this
- dharmah
- religion
- sanatanah
- eternal
- iti
- thus
- svan
- among themselves
- pratyasedhan
- forbade one another
- vai
- indeed
- daiteyah
- the sons of Diti
- jata-matsarah
- envious
- durbalah
- weak
- prabalan
- by force
- rajan
- O King
- grhita
- possessing
- kalasan
- the jug containing nectar
- muhuh
- constantly
Some of the demons said, “All the demigods have taken part in churning the Ocean of Milk. Now, as everyone has an equal right to partake in any public sacrifice, according to the eternal religious system it is befitting that the demigods now have a share of the nectar.” O King, in this way the weaker demons forbade the stronger demons to take the nectar.