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तन्नैच्छन्दैत्यपतयो महापुरुषचेष्टितम् ।
न गृह्णीमो वयं पुच्छम् अहेरङ्गममङ्गलम् ।
स्वाध्यायश्रुतसम्पन्नाः प्रख्याता जन्मकर्मभिः ॥ ३ ॥
 
tan naicchan daitya-patayo
maha-purusa-cestitam
na grhnimo vayam puccham
aher aṅgam amaṅgalam
svadhyaya-sruta-sampannah
prakhyata janma-karmabhih
tat-that arrangement; na aicchan-not liking; daitya-patayah-the leaders of the demons; maha-purusa-of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; cestitam-attempt; na-not; grhnimah-shall take; vayam-all of us (the Daityas); puccham-the tail; aheh-of the serpent; aṅgam-part of the body; amaṅgalam-inauspicious, inferior; svadhyaya-with Vedic study; sruta-and Vedic knowledge; sampannah-fully equipped; prakhyatah-prominent; janma-karmabhih-by birth and activities.