Suvarcha curses the Devas

नन्दीश्वर उवाच |

Nandishwara said (to Sanatkumara)

अहो सुरा दुष्टतराश्च सर्वे स्वकार्यदक्षा ह्यबुधाश्च लुब्धाः |

तस्माच्च सर्वे पशवो भवन्तु सेन्द्राश्च मेऽद्यप्रभृतीत्युवाच || 38 ||

"O Devas, all (of you) highly evil, bothered about own work (selfish), really unwise, greedy, therefore may (you) all become animals and including Indra, right from now" – so (Suvarcha, the great Sadhvi, wife of sage Dadhici) said.

आकाशवाण्युवाच |

Voice from the sky said (to Suvarcha)

सगर्भा न दहेद्गात्रमिति ब्रह्मनिदेशनम् || 43 ||

A pregnant woman shall not burn (her) body – is the instruction from Brahma.