Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 12 Verses 1-2

Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 12: The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.12.1-2

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca

vṛṣa-dhvajo niśamyedaḿ

yoṣid-rūpeṇa dānavān

mohayitvā sura-gaṇān

hariḥ somam apāyayat

vṛṣam āruhya giriśaḥ

sarva-bhūta-gaṇair vṛtaḥ

saha devyā yayau draṣṭuḿ

yatrāste madhusūdanaḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; vṛṣa-dhvajaḥ — Lord Śiva, who is carried by a bull; niśamya — hearing; idam — this (news); yoṣit-rūpeṇa — by assuming the form of a woman; dānavān — the demons; mohayitvā — enchanting; sura-gaṇān — unto the demigods; hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; somam — nectar; apāyayat — caused to drink; vṛṣam — the bull; āruhya — mounting; giriśaḥ — Lord Śiva; sarva — all; bhūta-gaṇaiḥ — by the ghosts; vṛtaḥ — surrounded; saha devyā — with Umā; yayau — went; draṣṭum — to see; yatra — where; āste — stays; madhusūdanaḥ — Lord Viṣṇu.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, in the form of a woman, captivated the demons and enabled the demigods to drink the nectar. After hearing of these pastimes, Lord Śiva, who is carried by a bull, went to the place where Madhusūdana, the Lord, resides. Accompanied by his wife, Umā, and surrounded by his companions, the ghosts, Lord Śiva went there to see the Lord's form as a woman.

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