बलिं च मह्यं हरत मत्तोऽन्यः कोऽग्रभुक्पुमान् ॥२८॥
tasmÄn mÄá¹ karmabhir viprÄ
yajadhvaá¹ gata-matsarÄḥ
baliá¹ ca mahyaá¹ harata
matto 'nyaḥ ko 'gra-bhuk pumÄn
tasmÄt - for this reason; mÄm - me; karmabhiḥ - by ritualistic activities; viprÄḥ - O brÄhmaṇas; yajadhvam - worship; gata - without; matsarÄḥ - being envious; balim - paraphernalia for worship; ca - also; mahyam - unto me; harata - bring; mattaḥ - than me; anyaḥ - other; kaḥ - who (is); agra-bhuk - the enjoyer of the first oblations; pumÄn - personality.
King Vena continued: For this reason, O brÄhmaṇas, you should abandon your envy of me, and by your ritualistic activities you should worship me and offer me all paraphernalia. If you are intelligent, you should know that there is no personality superior to me who can accept the first oblations of all sacrifices.
As stated by Kṛṣṇa Himself throughout Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ, there is no truth superior to Him. King Vena was imitating the Supreme Personality of Godhead and was also speaking out of false pride, presenting himself as the Supreme Lord. These are all characteristics of a demonic person.
