But the celestials, though very much favourably disposed towards him, did not still make his son immortal like the celestials. They said that on no condition a mortal can be made immortal.
तस्य प्रसादो वै देवैः कृतो न त्वमरैः समः। नामयो विद्यते मर्यो निमित्तायुर्भविष्यति॥