SB 8.12.13

SB 8.12.13

Devanagari

येन सम्मोहिता दैत्या: पायिताश्चामृतं सुरा: तद् दिद‍ृक्षव आयाता: परं कौतूहलं हि न: ॥ १३ ॥

Verse text

yena sammohitā daityāḥ pāyitāś cāmṛtaṁ surāḥ tad didṛkṣava āyātāḥ paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ

Synonyms

yena by such an incarnation ; sammohitāḥ were captivated ; daityāḥ the demons ; pāyitāḥ were fed ; ca also ; amṛtam nectar ; surāḥ the demigods ; tat that form ; didṛkṣavaḥ desiring to see ; āyātāḥ we have come here ; param very much ; kautūhalam great eagerness ; hi indeed ; naḥ of ourselves .

Translation

My Lord, we have come here desiring to see that form of Your Lordship which You showed to the demons to captivate them completely and in this way enable the demigods to drink nectar. I am very eager to see that form.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

We have come here desiring to see that very curious form which bewildered the demons and enabled the devatās to drink nectar.