Canto 7: The Science of GodChapter 10: Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.53

śrī-nārada uvāca

nirjitā asurā devair

yudhy anenopabṛḿhitaiḥ

māyināḿ paramācāryaḿ

mayaḿ śaraṇam āyayuḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-nāradaḥ uvācaŚrī Nārada Muni said; nirjitāḥ — being defeated; asurāḥ — all the demons; devaiḥ — by the demigods; yudhiin battle; anena — by Lord Kṛṣṇa; upabṛḿhitaiḥ — increased in power; māyinām — of all the demons; parama-ācāryam — the best and largest; mayam — unto Maya Dānava; śaraṇam — shelter; āyayuḥ — took.

TRANSLATION

Nārada Muni said: When the demigods, who are always powerful by the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa, fought with the asuras, the asuras were defeated, and therefore they took shelter of Maya Dānava, the greatest of the demons.

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