And hearing of the prosperity of Marulta, eclipsing that of the gods, Brihaspati, too, became grcatly sorry at heart and, distressed at the thought that his rival Samvarta should become prosperous, became sick at heart, and the glow of his complexion left him, and his body became emaciated.
बृहस्पतिस्तु तां श्रुत्वा मरुत्तस्य महीपतेः। समृद्धिपतिदेवेभ्य: संतापमकरोद् भृशम्॥ स तप्यमानो वैवयं कृशत्वं चागमत् परम्। भविष्यति हि मे शत्रुः संवर्तो वसुमानिति॥