318 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 8

afa arxettad Za ATTAAT: |
TAIT TAT Ta TATASAH GE: lel

devah svam bhagam arhanti
ye tulyaydsa-hetavah
satra-yaga ivaitasminn
esa dharmah sanétanah

iti svdn pratyasedhan vai
daiteya jata-matsarah
durbalah prabalan rajan

grhita-kalasin muhuh

devah—the demigods; svam bhagam—their own share; arhanti—
deserve to take; ye—all of them who; tulya-dyasa-hetavah—who made
an equal endeavor; satra-yage—in the performance of sacrifices;
iva—similarly; etasmin—in this matter; esah—this; dharmah—
religion; sandtanah—eternal; iti—thus; svaén—among_ themselves;
pratyasedhan—forbade one another; vai—indeed; daiteyah—the sons
of Diti; ja@ta-matsarah—envious; durbalah—weak; prabalan—by
force; rajan—O King; grhita—possessing; kalasan—the jug containing
nectar; muhuh—constantly.

TRANSLATION

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.

PURPORT

Desiring to take the nectar, those among the demons who were less
strong spoke in favor of the demigods. The weaker Daityas naturally
pleaded on behalf of the demigods to stop the stronger Daityas from
