yadi naḥ śravaṇāyālaṁ
yuṣmad-vyavasitaṁ vibho
bhaṇyatāṁ prāyaśaḥ pumbhir
dhṛtaiḥ svārthān samīhate
yadi - if; naḥ - Our; śravaṇāya - for the hearing; alam - suitable; yuṣmat - your; vyavasitam - intention; vibho - O powerful one; bhaṇyatām - please tell; prāyaśaḥ - usually; pumbhiḥ - with persons; dhṛtaiḥ - taken help of; sva - one's own; arthān - purposes; samīhate - one accomplishes.
Even an envious demon will not refuse the help of a brāhmaṇa’s potency to gain his ends.