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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.14.4
so 'yajad rajasuyena
SYNONYMS
sah -- he, Soma; ayajat -- performed; rajasuyena -- the sacrifice known as Rajasuya; vijitya -- after conquering; bhuvana-trayam -- the three worlds (Svarga, Martya and Patala); patnim -- the wife; brihaspateh -- of Brihaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods; darpat -- out of pride; taram -- Tara; nama -- by name; aharat -- took away; balat -- by force.
TRANSLATION
After conquering the three worlds [the upper, middle and lower planetary systems], Soma, the moon-god, performed a great sacrifice known as the Rajasuya-yajna. Because he was very much puffed up, he forcibly kidnapped Brihaspati's wife, whose name was Tara.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness