Natyashastra
ग्रहणे धारणे ज्ञाने प्रयोगे चास्य सत्तम । अशक्ता भगवन् देवा अयोग्या नाट्यकर्मणि ॥ २२॥
O Bhagavan, the gods are incapable of receiving, maintaining, understanding, or applying it; they are unfit for the performance of the drama.
english translation
grahaNe dhAraNe jJAne prayoge cAsya sattama । azaktA bhagavan devA ayogyA nATyakarmaNi ॥ 22॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript