Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 9: The Lord Incarnates as Mohini-Murti

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.9.6

sa tvam nah spardhamananam

eka-vastuni manini

jnatinam baddha-vairanam

sam vidhatsva sumadhyame

SYNONYMS

sa -- as such You are; tvam -- Your good self; nah -- of all of us demons; spardhamananam -- of those who are becoming increasingly inimical; eka-vastuni -- in one subject matter (the container of nectar); manini -- O You who are most beautiful in Your prestigious position; jnatinam -- among our family members; baddha-vairanam -- increasingly becoming enemies; sam -- auspiciousness; vidhatsva -- must execute; su-madhyame -- O beautiful thin-waisted woman.

TRANSLATION

We are now all engaged in enmity among ourselves because of this one subject matter -- the container of nectar. Although we have been born in the same family, we are becoming increasingly inimical. O thin-waisted woman, who are so beautiful in Your prestigious position, we therefore request You to favor us by settling our dispute.

PURPORT

The demons understood that the beautiful woman had attracted the attention of them all. Therefore they unanimously requested Her to become the arbiter to settle their dispute.

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