Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.16.1
śrī-śuka uvāca
evaḿ 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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