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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.7.22

तस्यायमनयस्यासीत् परेभ्यो व: पराभव: । प्रक्षीणेभ्य: स्ववैरिभ्य: समृद्धानां च यत्सुरा: ॥ २२ ॥
tasyāyam anayasyāsīt
[tasyaayam anayasyaaseet]
parebhyo vaḥ parābhavaḥ
[parebhyo vah paraabhavah]
prakṣīṇebhyaḥ sva-vairibhyaḥ
[praksheenebhyah sva-vairibhyah]
samṛddhānāṁ ca yat surāḥ
[samriddhaanaam cha yat suraah]
Word-for-word
tasya — that ayam — this anayasya — of your ungrateful activity āsīt — was parebhyaḥ — by others vaḥ — of all of you parābhavaḥ — the defeat prakṣīṇebhyaḥ — although they were weak sva-vairibhyaḥ — by your own enemies, who were previously defeated by you samṛddhānām — being yourselves very opulent ca — and yat — which surāḥ — O demigods.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasyāyam anayasyāsīt
tasya
that
ayam
this
anayasya
of your ungrateful activity
āsīt
was
parebhyo vaḥ parābhavaḥ
parebhyaḥ
by others
vaḥ
of all of you
parābhavaḥ
the defeat
prakṣīṇebhyaḥ sva-vairibhyaḥ
prakṣīṇebhyaḥ
although they were weak
sva-vairibhyaḥ
by your own enemies, who were previously defeated by you
samṛddhānāṁ ca yat surāḥ
samṛddhānām
being yourselves very opulent
ca
and
yat
which
surāḥ
O demigods.
Because of your misbehavior toward Bṛhaspati, you have been defeated by the demons. My dear demigods, since the demons were weak, having been defeated by you several times, how else could you, who were so advanced in opulence, be defeated by them?
Purport

The devas are celebrated for fighting with the asuras perpetually. In such fights the asuras were always defeated, but this time the demigods were defeated. Why? The reason, as stated here, was that they had offended their spiritual master. Their impudent disrespect of their spiritual master was the cause of their defeat by the demons. As stated in the śāstras, when one disrespects a respectable superior, one loses his longevity and the results of his pious activities, and in this way one is degraded.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O devatās! For this evil deed, you who are strong have been defeated by enemies who are weak. You have been defeated by others, who are weak and are enemies.
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Personal Guidance
Because of mistreating Bṛhaspati, you who had every advantage were defeated by weak demons. The mathematics of advantage means nothing once the protector withdraws.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have I been defeated by something 'weak' because my real protection had left?
  • Whose absence is the hidden variable in my current losses?
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