Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 37: The Killing of the Demons Keśi and Vyoma

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.37.28

maya-putro mahā-māyo

vyomo gopāla-veṣa-dhṛk

meṣāyitān apovāha

prāyaś corāyito bahūn

SYNONYMS

maya-putraḥa son of the demon Maya; mahā māyaḥa powerful magician; vyomaḥ — named Vyoma; gopāla — of a cowherd boy; veṣa — the disguise; dhṛk — assuming; meṣāyitān — those who were acting as sheep; apovāhahe took away; prāyaḥ — almost all; corāyitaḥ — pretending to be playing as a thief; bahūn — many.

TRANSLATION

A powerful magician named Vyoma, son of the demon Maya, then appeared on the scene in the guise of a cowherd boy. Pretending to join the game as a thief, he proceeded to steal most of the cowherd boys who were acting as sheep.

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