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Agni said, "O lord of the earth, Sakra is perfectly happy, he is pleased with thee, and wishes to make thee free from senility,
and all the other gods are loyal to him. Do thou, O king, listen to the message of the Lord of the Celestials. And the object for
which he has sent me to thee is to present Vrihaspati to Marutta. O prince, let this priest (of the Celestials) perform thy
sacrifice, and make thee, who art only a mortal, attain immortality."

Marutta said, "This twice-born Brahmana Samvarta will perform my sacrifice, and I pray to Vrihaspati, that he having acted as
priest to Mahendra (Indra), it does not look well for him now to act as priest to mortal men."

Agni said, "If this Vrihaspati officiate as thy priest, then shalt thou by the blessings of Devaraja (Indra) attain the highest region
in the celestial mansion and attaining fame shalt thou certainly conquer the heavenly region. And, O lord of men, if Vrihaspati
act as thy priest, thou shalt be able to conquer all the regions inhabited by men, and the heavenly regions, and all the highest
regions created by Prajapati and even the entire kingdom of the gods."

Samvarta said, "Thou must never come again thus to present Vrihaspati to Marutta: for know, O Pavaka, (Agni) if thou dost, I
losing my temper, will burn thee with my fierce evil eyes."

Vyasa said, "Then Agni apprehending destruction by fire, and trembling like the leaves of the Aswattha tree (Ficus religiosa),
returned to the gods, and the high-souled Sakra seeing that carrier of oblations (Agni) in the company of Vrihaspati said as
follows:

Indra said, "O Jataveda (Agni), didst thou go to present Vrihaspati to Marutta according to my direction? What did that
sacrificing king say unto thee and did he accept my message?"

Agni said, "Thy message was not acceptable by Marutta and when urged by me, he clasping the hands of Vrihaspati, repeatedly
said, that Samvarta would act as his priest. And he also observed that he did not desire to attain the worldly and the heavenly
regions and all the highest regions of Prajapati, and that if he were so minded, he would accept the terms of Indra."

Indra said, "Do thou go back to that king and meeting him, tell him these words of mine, full of significance, and if he obey
them not, I shall strike him with my thunderbolt."

Agni said, "Let this king of the Gandharvas repair thither as thy messenger, O Vasava, for, I am afraid to go thither myself.
Know, O Sakra, that highly incensed Samvarta, used to ascetic practices, told me these words in a rage. 'I shall burn thee with
my fierce evil eyes if thou on any account come again here to present Vrihaspati to king Marutta.'"

Sakra said, "O Jataveda, it is thou who dost burn all other things and there is none else who can reduce thee to ashes. All the
world is afraid to come in contact with thee. O carrier of oblations, these words of thine are worthy of no credence."

Agni said, "Thou, O Sakra, hast encompassed the dominion of the heaven and the earth and the firmament by the might of thy
own arms, but even thus how could Vritra (of old) wrest from thee the sovereignty of the celestial regions?"

Indra said, "I can reduce my foes to submission and can even reduce the size of a mountain to an atom, if I will it. But, O
Vahnni, as I do not accept the libation of Soma if offered by a foe, and as I do not strike the weak with my thunderbolt, Vritra
seemed to triumph over me for a time. But who among mortals can live in peace by creating feud with me. I have banished the
Kalakeyas to the earth, and removed the Danavas from heaven, and have terminated the existence of Prahlada in heaven. Can
there be any man who can live in peace by provoking my enmity?"

Agni said, "Dost thou, O Mahendra, remember that in olden times when the sage Chyavana officiated at the sacrifice of Saryati
with the twin gods Aswins and himself appropriated the Soma offering alone, thou wert filled with wrath, and when bent upon
preventing Saryati's sacrifice, thou didst violently strike Chyavana with thy thunderbolt? But that Brahmana, O Purandara,
giving way to passion, was able by the power of his devotions to seize and hold fast by hand with thy thunder-bolt in it. And in
a rage, he again created a terrible looking enemy of thine, the Asura named Mada assuming all shapes, on beholding whom
thou didst shut thine eyes with fear, whose one huge jaw was placed on earth, and the other extended to the celestial regions,
and who looked terrible with his thousand sharp teeth extending over a hundred Yojanas, and had four prominent ones thick-
set, and shining like a pillar of silver, and extending over two hundred Yojanas. And when grinding his teeth he pursued thee
with his terrible and uplifted pike with the object of killing thee. Thou on beholding that terrible monster, presented a (pitiful)
spectacle to all the by-standers. Then, O slayer of Danavas, overcome with fear of the monster, with thy hands clasped in
supplication, thou didst seek the protection of the great sage. The might of Brahmanas, O Sakra, is greater than that of the
Kshatriyas. None are more powerful than Brahmanas and knowing duly, as I do, the power of Brahmanas, I do not, O Sakra,
desire to come in conflict with Samvarta."

SECTION V

"Indra said, "Even so it is; the might of Brahmanas is great and there are none more powerful than Brahmanas, but I can never
bear with equanimity the insolent pride of Avikshita's son, and so shall I smite him with my thunderbolt. Therefore, O
Dhritarashtra, do thou according to my direction repair to king Marutta attended by Samvarta, and deliver this message to him-
-'Do thou, O prince, accept Vrihaspati as thy spiritual preceptor, as otherwise, I shall strike thee with my terrific thunderbolt.'"

Vyasa said, "Then Dhritarashtra betook himself to that monarch's court and delivered this message to him from Vasava."

Dhritarashtra said, "O lord of men, know that I am Dhritarashtra the Gandharva, come here with the object [of] delivering to
thee the message of Indra. Do thou, O lion among kings, listen to the words which the high-souled lord of all the worlds meant
for thee,--That one of incomprehensible achievements (Indra) only said this much, 'Do thou accept Vrihaspati as thy officiating
priest for the sacrifice, or if thou do not comply with my request, I shall strike thee with my terrific thunderbolt.'"

Marutta said, "Thou, O Purandara, the Viswadevas, the Vasus and the Aswins ye all know, that in this world there is no escape
from the consequences of playing false to a friend; it is a great sin like unto that of murdering a Brahman. Let Vrihaspati
(therefore) officiate as priest to that Mahendra the supreme Deva (god), the highest one wielding the thunderbolt, and O prince,
Samvarta will act as my priest, as neither his (Indra's) words, nor thine commend themselves to me."

The Gandharva said, "Do thou, O lion among princes, listen to the terrible war-cry of Vasava roaring, in the heavens.
Assuredly, and openly will Mahendra hurl his thunderbolt at thee. Do thou therefore be-think thyself of thy good, for this is the
time to do it."

Vyasa said, "Thus accosted by Dhritarashtra, and hearing the roar of howling Vasava, the king communicated this intelligence
to Samvarta steadfast in devotion and the highest of all virtuous men."

Marutta said, "Verily this rain-cloud floating in the air indicates that Indra must be near at present, therefore, O prince of
Brahmanas, I seek shelter from thee. Do thou, O best of Brahmanas, remove this fear of Indra from my mind. The Wielder of
the thunderbolt is coming encompassing the ten directions of space with his terrible and superhuman refulgence and my
assistants at this sacrificial assembly have been overcome with fright.

Samvarta said, "O lion among kings, thy fear of Sakra will soon be dispelled, and I shall soon remove this terrible pain by
means of my magic lore (incantation); be calm and have no fear of being overpowered by India. Thou hast nothing to fear from
the god of a hundred sacrifices. I shall use my staying charms, O king, and the weapons of all the gods will avail them not. Let
the lightening flash in all the directions of space, and the winds entering into the clouds pour down the showers amid the
forests and the waters deluge the heavens and the flashes of lightning that are seen will avail not. Thou hast nothing to fear, let
Vasava pour down the rains and plast his terrific thunderbolt where he will, floating among the watery masses (clouds) for thy
destruction, for the god Vahnni (Agni) will protect thee in every way, and make thee attain all the objects of thy desire."

Agni said, "O lord of the earth, Sakra is perfectly happy, he is pleased with thee, and wishes to make thee free from senility,

and all the other gods are loyal to him. Do thou, O king, listen to the message of the Lord of the Celestials. And the object for

which he has sent me to thee is to present Vrihaspati to Marutta. O prince, let this priest (of the Celestials) perform thy

sacrifice, and make thee, who art only a mortal, attain immortality."

Marutta said, "This twice-born Brahmana Samvarta will perform my sacrifice, and I pray to Vrihaspati, that he having acted as

priest to Mahendra (Indra), it does not look well for him now to act as priest to mortal men."

Agni said, "If this Vrihaspati officiate as thy priest, then shalt thou by the blessings of Devaraja (Indra) attain the highest region

in the celestial mansion and attaining fame shalt thou certainly conquer the heavenly region. And, O lord of men, if Vrihaspati

act as thy priest, thou shalt be able to conquer all the regions inhabited by men, and the heavenly regions, and all the highest

regions created by Prajapati and even the entire kingdom of the gods."

Samvarta said, "Thou must never come again thus to present Vrihaspati to Marutta: for know, O Pavaka, (Agni) if thou dost, I

losing my temper, will burn thee with my fierce evil eyes."

Vyasa said, "Then Agni apprehending destruction by fire, and trembling like the leaves of the Aswattha tree (Ficus religiosa),

returned to the gods, and the high-souled Sakra seeing that carrier of oblations (Agni) in the company of Vrihaspati said as

follows:

Indra said, "O Jataveda (Agni), didst thou go to present Vrihaspati to Marutta according to my direction? What did that

sacrificing king say unto thee and did he accept my message?"

Agni said, "Thy message was not acceptable by Marutta and when urged by me, he clasping the hands of Vrihaspati, repeatedly

said, that Samvarta would act as his priest. And he also observed that he did not desire to attain the worldly and the heavenly

regions and all the highest regions of Prajapati, and that if he were so minded, he would accept the terms of Indra."

Indra said, "Do thou go back to that king and meeting him, tell him these words of mine, full of significance, and if he obey

them not, I shall strike him with my thunderbolt."

Agni said, "Let this king of the Gandharvas repair thither as thy messenger, O Vasava, for, I am afraid to go thither myself.

Know, O Sakra, that highly incensed Samvarta, used to ascetic practices, told me these words in a rage. 'I shall burn thee with

my fierce evil eyes if thou on any account come again here to present Vrihaspati to king Marutta.'"

Sakra said, "O Jataveda, it is thou who dost burn all other things and there is none else who can reduce thee to ashes. All the

world is afraid to come in contact with thee. O carrier of oblations, these words of thine are worthy of no credence."

Agni said, "Thou, O Sakra, hast encompassed the dominion of the heaven and the earth and the firmament by the might of thy

own arms, but even thus how could Vritra (of old) wrest from thee the sovereignty of the celestial regions?"

Indra said, "I can reduce my foes to submission and can even reduce the size of a mountain to an atom, if I will it. But, O

Vahnni, as I do not accept the libation of Soma if offered by a foe, and as I do not strike the weak with my thunderbolt, Vritra

seemed to triumph over me for a time. But who among mortals can live in peace by creating feud with me. I have banished the

Kalakeyas to the earth, and removed the Danavas from heaven, and have terminated the existence of Prahlada in heaven. Can

there be any man who can live in peace by provoking my enmity?"

Agni said, "Dost thou, O Mahendra, remember that in olden times when the sage Chyavana officiated at the sacrifice of Saryati

with the twin gods Aswins and himself appropriated the Soma offering alone, thou wert filled with wrath, and when bent upon

preventing Saryati's sacrifice, thou didst violently strike Chyavana with thy thunderbolt? But that Brahmana, O Purandara,

giving way to passion, was able by the power of his devotions to seize and hold fast by hand with thy thunder-bolt in it. And in

a rage, he again created a terrible looking enemy of thine, the Asura named Mada assuming all shapes, on beholding whom

thou didst shut thine eyes with fear, whose one huge jaw was placed on earth, and the other extended to the celestial regions,

and who looked terrible with his thousand sharp teeth extending over a hundred Yojanas, and had four prominent ones thick-

set, and shining like a pillar of silver, and extending over two hundred Yojanas. And when grinding his teeth he pursued thee

with his terrible and uplifted pike with the object of killing thee. Thou on beholding that terrible monster, presented a (pitiful)

spectacle to all the by-standers. Then, O slayer of Danavas, overcome with fear of the monster, with thy hands clasped in

supplication, thou didst seek the protection of the great sage. The might of Brahmanas, O Sakra, is greater than that of the

Kshatriyas. None are more powerful than Brahmanas and knowing duly, as I do, the power of Brahmanas, I do not, O Sakra,

desire to come in conflict with Samvarta."

SECTION V

"Indra said, "Even so it is; the might of Brahmanas is great and there are none more powerful than Brahmanas, but I can never

bear with equanimity the insolent pride of Avikshita's son, and so shall I smite him with my thunderbolt. Therefore, O

Dhritarashtra, do thou according to my direction repair to king Marutta attended by Samvarta, and deliver this message to him-

-'Do thou, O prince, accept Vrihaspati as thy spiritual preceptor, as otherwise, I shall strike thee with my terrific thunderbolt.'"

Vyasa said, "Then Dhritarashtra betook himself to that monarch's court and delivered this message to him from Vasava."

Dhritarashtra said, "O lord of men, know that I am Dhritarashtra the Gandharva, come here with the object [of] delivering to

thee the message of Indra. Do thou, O lion among kings, listen to the words which the high-souled lord of all the worlds meant

for thee,--That one of incomprehensible achievements (Indra) only said this much, 'Do thou accept Vrihaspati as thy officiating

priest for the sacrifice, or if thou do not comply with my request, I shall strike thee with my terrific thunderbolt.'"

Marutta said, "Thou, O Purandara, the Viswadevas, the Vasus and the Aswins ye all know, that in this world there is no escape

from the consequences of playing false to a friend; it is a great sin like unto that of murdering a Brahman. Let Vrihaspati

(therefore) officiate as priest to that Mahendra the supreme Deva (god), the highest one wielding the thunderbolt, and O prince,

Samvarta will act as my priest, as neither his (Indra's) words, nor thine commend themselves to me."

The Gandharva said, "Do thou, O lion among princes, listen to the terrible war-cry of Vasava roaring, in the heavens.

Assuredly, and openly will Mahendra hurl his thunderbolt at thee. Do thou therefore be-think thyself of thy good, for this is the

time to do it."

Vyasa said, "Thus accosted by Dhritarashtra, and hearing the roar of howling Vasava, the king communicated this intelligence

to Samvarta steadfast in devotion and the highest of all virtuous men."

Marutta said, "Verily this rain-cloud floating in the air indicates that Indra must be near at present, therefore, O prince of

Brahmanas, I seek shelter from thee. Do thou, O best of Brahmanas, remove this fear of Indra from my mind. The Wielder of

the thunderbolt is coming encompassing the ten directions of space with his terrible and superhuman refulgence and my

assistants at this sacrificial assembly have been overcome with fright.

Samvarta said, "O lion among kings, thy fear of Sakra will soon be dispelled, and I shall soon remove this terrible pain by

means of my magic lore (incantation); be calm and have no fear of being overpowered by India. Thou hast nothing to fear from

the god of a hundred sacrifices. I shall use my staying charms, O king, and the weapons of all the gods will avail them not. Let

the lightening flash in all the directions of space, and the winds entering into the clouds pour down the showers amid the

forests and the waters deluge the heavens and the flashes of lightning that are seen will avail not. Thou hast nothing to fear, let

Vasava pour down the rains and plast his terrific thunderbolt where he will, floating among the watery masses (clouds) for thy

destruction, for the god Vahnni (Agni) will protect thee in every way, and make thee attain all the objects of thy desire."