O king, then at the request of Kashyapa, the Brahmanas divided it into a number of shares and thus they came to be called the Khandavayanas (share-takers).
तां कश्यपस्यानुमते ब्राह्मणाः खण्डशस्तदा। व्यभजस्ते तदा राजन् प्रख्याताः खाण्डवायनाः॥