Text 21] The Lord Incarnates as Mohini-mūrti
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seated;  sveṣu sveṣu —in their own places;  ca —also;  paṅktiṣu —all in order.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead as Mohini-mūrti, the master of the universe, arranged separate lines of sitting places and seated the demigods and demons according to their positions.
TEXT 21
दैत्यान्गृहीतकलसो वञ्चयन्त्रुपसञ्चरैः । दुत्स्यान् पाययामास जरामृत्युहरां सुधाम् ॥२१॥
daityān gṛhīta-kalaso vañcayann upasañcaraiḥ dūra-sthān pāyayām āsa jarā-mṛtyu-harāṁ sudhām
daityān —the demons;  gṛhīta-kalasaḥ —the Lord, who bore the container of nectar;  vañcayan —by cheating;  upasañcaraiḥ —with sweet words;  dūra-sthān —the demigods, who were sitting at a distant place;  pāyayām āsa —made them drink;  jarā-mṛtyu-harāṁ —which can counteract invalidity, old age and death;  sudhām —such nectar.
TRANSLATION
Taking the container of nectar in Her hands, She first approached the demons, satisfied them with sweet words and thus cheated them of their share of the nectar. Then She administered the nectar to the demigods, who were sitting at a distant place, to make them free from invalidity, old age and death.
PURPORT
Mohini-mūrti, the Personality of Godhead, gave the demigods seats at a distance. Then She approached the demons and spoke with them very graciously, so that they thought themselves very fortunate to talk with Her. Since Mohini-mūrti had seated the demigods at a distant place, the