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SB 8.16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship

SB 8.16 Text 1
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca
evaṁ putreṣu naṣṭeṣu
deva-mātāditis tadā
hṛte tri-viṣṭape daityaiḥ
paryatapyad anāthavat
Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca-Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam-in this way; putreṣu-when her sons; naṣṭeṣu-disappearing from their position; deva-mātā-the mother of the demigods; aditiḥ-Aditi; tadā-at that time; hṛte-because of being lost; tri-viṣṭape-the kingdom of heaven; daityaiḥ-by the influence of the demons; paryatapyat-began to lament; anātha-vat-as if she had no protector.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, when Aditi's sons, the demigods, had thus disappeared from heaven and the demons had occupied their places, Aditi began lamenting, as if she had no protector.

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