Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 9 Verse 1

Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 9: The Lord Incarnates as Mohinī-Mūrti

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.9.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

te 'nyonyato 'surāḥ pātraḿ

harantas tyakta-sauhṛdāḥ

kṣipanto dasyu-dharmāṇa

āyāntīḿ dadṛśuḥ striyam

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; te — the demons; anyonyataḥ — among themselves; asurāḥ — the demons; pātram — the container of nectar; harantaḥ — snatching from one another; tyakta-sauhṛdāḥ — became inimical toward one another; kṣipantaḥ — sometimes throwing; dasyu-dharmāṇaḥ — sometimes snatching like robbers; āyāntīm — coming forward; dadṛśuḥ — saw; striyam — a very beautiful and attractive woman.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, the demons became inimical toward one another. Throwing and snatching the container of nectar, they gave up their friendly relationship. Meanwhile, they saw a very beautiful young woman coming forward toward them.

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