Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 12: The Mohini-murti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Siva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.12.1-2

sri-badarayanir uvaca

vrisha-dhvajo nisamyedam

yoshid-rupena danavan

mohayitva sura-ganan

harih somam apayayat

vrisham aruhya girisah

sarva-bhuta-ganair vritah

saha devya yayau drashtum

yatraste madhusudanah

SYNONYMS

sri-badarayanih uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; vrisha-dhvajah -- Lord Siva, who is carried by a bull; nisamya -- hearing; idam -- this (news); yoshit-rupena -- by assuming the form of a woman; danavan -- the demons; mohayitva -- enchanting; sura-ganan -- unto the demigods; harih -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; somam -- nectar; apayayat -- caused to drink; vrisham -- the bull; aruhya -- mounting; girisah -- Lord Siva; sarva -- all; bhuta-ganaih -- by the ghosts; vritah -- surrounded; saha devya -- with Uma; yayau -- went; drashtum -- to see; yatra -- where; aste -- stays; madhusudanah -- Lord Vishnu.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami 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 Siva, who is carried by a bull, went to the place where Madhusudana, the Lord, resides. Accompanied by his wife, Uma, and surrounded by his companions, the ghosts, Lord Siva went there to see the Lord's form as a woman.

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