Because of your misbehavior toward Bṛhaspati, you have been defeated by the demons. My dear demigods, since the demons were weak, having been defeated by you several times, how else could you, who were so advanced in opulence, be defeated by them?
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तस्यायमनयस्यासीत्परेभ्यो वः पराभवः । प्रक्षीणेभ्यः स्ववैरिभ्यः समृद्धानां च यत्सुराः
tasyāyamanayasyāsītparebhyo vaḥ parābhavaḥ | prakṣīṇebhyaḥ svavairibhyaḥ samṛddhānāṃ ca yatsurāḥ
SB 6.7.22