Once on a time, the gods were defeated by the Asuras upon which they became very dispirited. The sacrifices of the deities were all robbed, and the Svadha of the manes was also misappropriated.
असुरैर्निर्जिता देवा निरुत्साहश्च ते कृताः। यज्ञाश्चैषां हताः सर्वे पितॄणां च स्वधास्तथा॥