Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 9: The Lord Incarnates as Mohinī-Mūrti |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.9.7
vayaḿ kaśyapa-dāyādā
bhrātaraḥ kṛta-pauruṣāḥ
vibhajasva yathā-nyāyaḿ
naiva bhedo yathā bhavet
SYNONYMS
vayam — all of us; kaśyapa-dāyādāḥ — descendants of Kaśyapa Muni; bhrātaraḥ — we are all brothers; kṛta-pauruṣāḥ — who are all able and competent; vibhajasva — just divide; yathā-nyāyam — according to law; na — not; eva — certainly; bhedaḥ — partiality; yathā — as; bhavet — should so become.
TRANSLATION
All of us, both demons and demigods, have been born of the same father, Kaśyapa, and thus we are related as brothers. But now we are exhibiting our personal prowess in dissension. Therefore we request You to settle our dispute and divide the nectar equally among us.
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