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| Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 12: The Mohini-murti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Siva |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.12.32
tasyanudhavato retas
caskandamogha-retasah
sushmino yuthapasyeva
SYNONYMS
tasya -- of him (Lord Siva); anudhavatah -- who was following; retah -- the semen; caskanda -- discharged; amogha-retasah -- of that person whose discharge of semen never goes in vain; sushminah -- mad; yuthapasya -- of a male elephant; iva -- just like; vasitam -- to a female elephant able to conceive pregnancy; anudhavatah -- following.
TRANSLATION
Just as a maddened bull elephant follows a female elephant who is able to conceive pregnancy, Lord Siva followed the beautiful woman and discharged semen, even though his discharge of semen never goes in vain.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness