Shloka 3
Marutta–Indra Rivalry and Bṛhaspati’s Priestly Refusal (मरुत्तेन्द्रस्पर्धा—बृहस्पतेः पौरोहित्यनिश्चयः)
व्यास उवाच असुराश्नैव देवाश्नव दक्षस्यासन् प्रजापते: । अपत्यं बहुलं तात संस्पर्धन्त परस्परम्,व्यासजीने कहा--तात! प्रजापति दक्षके देवता और असुर नामक बहुत-सी संतानें हैं, जो आपसमें स्पर्धा रखती हैं
vyāsa uvāca | asurāś caiva devāś caiva dakṣasyāsan prajāpateḥ | apatyaṁ bahulaṁ tāta saṁspardhanta parasparam ||
Vyāsa said: “Dear one, Prajāpati Dakṣa had many offspring—both the Asuras and the Devas—and they were engaged in rivalry with one another.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even beings of a single lineage can fall into rivalry; therefore dharma is needed to regulate competition and prevent kinship from turning into destructive conflict.
Vyāsa explains that Dakṣa, the progenitor, had many children identified as Devas and Asuras, and that these groups were mutually competitive—setting the background for later tensions and events.