16 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 9

asurandm—of the demons; sudhd-danam—giving of the nectar;
sarpanadm—of snakes; iva—like; durnayam—miscalculation; matva—
thinking like that; jati-nrsamsdndm—of those who are by nature very
envious; na—not; tam—the nectar; vyabhajat—delivered the share;
acyutah—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who never falls down.

TRANSLATION

Demons are by nature crooked like snakes. Therefore, to dis-
tribute a share of the nectar to them was not at all feasible, since
this would be as dangerous as supplying milk to a snake. Consider-
ing this, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who never falls
down, did not deliver a share of nectar to the demons.

PURPORT

It is said, sarpah krirah khalah krirah sarpat kriratarah khalah:
“The snake is very crooked and envious, and so also is a person like a
demon.” Mantrausadhi-vasah sarpah khalah kena nivaryate: “One can
bring a snake under control with mantras, herbs and drugs, but an en-
vious and crooked person cannot be brought under control by any
means.” Considering this logic, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
thought it unwise to distribute nectar to the demons.

TEXT 20
BAPTA TIS THOTIT TaTCTTA: |
aeanraaarang ay AY a fs MRM!

kalpayitva prthak panktir
ubhayesam jagat-patih

tams copavesayam asa
svesu svesu ca parktisu

kalpayitva—after arranging; prthak panktih—different seats;
ubhayesam—of both the demigods and the demons; jagat-patih—the
master of the universe; ta4n—all of them; ca—and; upavesayam dsa—
