ततो निश्चक्रमुर् देवा वेपमाना नताः स्म तम् ॥
पुनश् च संदधे दीप्तं देवानां निशितं शरम् ॥
रुद्रस्य यज्ञभागं च विशिष्टं ते न्व् अकल्पयन् ॥
भयेन त्रिदशा राजञ् शरणं च प्रपेदिरे ॥
तेन चैवातिकोपेन स यज्ञः संधितस् तदा ॥
यत्ताश् चापि सुरा आसन् यत्ताश् चाद्यापि तं प्रति ॥
tato niścakramur devā vepamānā natāḥ sma tam ||
punaś ca saṃdadhe dīptaṃ devānāṃ niśitaṃ śaram ||
rudrasya yajñabhāgaṃ ca viśiṣṭaṃ te nv akalpayan ||
bhayena tridaśā rājañ śaraṇaṃ ca prapedire ||
tena caivātikopena sa yajñaḥ saṃdhitas tadā ||
yattāś cāpi surā āsan yattāś cādyāpi taṃ prati ||
"Then the gods withdrew, trembling, having bowed before him; and again he fitted a blazing arrow, sharpened against the gods. And they appointed Rudra's share in the sacrifice as a special one; out of fear the thirty [gods], O king, took refuge [in him]. And thereby, despite [his] excessive wrath, that sacrifice was then restored; the gods were on their guard, and remain on their guard before him even to this day."
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Once appeased, Rudra restores the sacrifice, and the gods establish for him forever a special share in it. It is significant that fear turned into reverent worship: enmity was calmed by acknowledging the right of the Supreme. The verse teaches that the wrath of God is quelled not by resistance but by rendering due honor; and "on their guard even to this day" is a reminder that reverence for the Supreme must be constant, lest the neglect be repeated.