Shloka 20
Marutta Seeks Saṃvarta’s Priestly Support; Conditions, Truth-Discipline, and Rival Powers
याज्यमानं मया हि त्वां बृहस्पतिपुरन्दरौ । द्विषेतां समभिक्रुद्धावेतदेक॑ समर्थसे:
yājyamānaṃ mayā hi tvāṃ bṛhaspati-purandarau | dviṣetāṃ samabhikruddhāv etad ekaṃ samarthase ||
当我为你主持祭祀之时，婆罗诃斯波提与普兰达罗（因陀罗）二神必将震怒，对我怀怨。那时你须能做到一事：坚定不移地站在我这一边。
संवर्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast loyalty and moral courage: when righteous action (here, a sacrificial undertaking) provokes powerful opposition, one must not abandon an ally who bears the consequences, but support them firmly.
Saṃvarta warns the intended sacrificer that if Saṃvarta conducts the rite, the established divine authorities—Bṛhaspati and Indra—will become angry and hostile toward him; therefore the sacrificer must be prepared to stand by Saṃvarta when that opposition arises.