SB 4.10.28

SB 4.10.28

Devanagari

एवंविधान्यनेकानि त्रासनान्यमनस्विनाम् । ससृजुस्तिग्मगतय आसुर्या माययासुरा: ॥ २८ ॥

Verse text

evaṁ-vidhāny anekāni trāsanāny amanasvinām sasṛjus tigma-gataya āsuryā māyayāsurāḥ

Synonyms

evam vidhāni — (phenomena) like this ; anekāni many varieties of ; trāsanāni fearful ; amanasvinām to the less intelligent men ; sasṛjuḥ they created ; tigma gatayaḥ — of heinous nature ; āsuryā demoniac ; māyayā by illusion ; asurāḥ the demons .

Translation

The demon Yakṣas are by nature very heinous, and by their demoniac power of illusion they can create many strange phenomena to frighten one who is less intelligent.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The cruel-natured Yakṣas, like demons, created many such visions, terrifying to the cowardly by their powers of illusion. These visions were terrifying to those without courage (amanasvinām). The Yakṣas were like demons.