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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 9]
TRANSLATION
Rāhu, the demon who causes eclipses of the sun and moon, covered himself with the dress of a demigod and thus entered the assembly of the demigods and drank nectar without being detected by anyone, even by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The moon and the sun, however, because of permanent animosity toward Rāhu, understood the situation. Thus Rāhu was detected.
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Mohinī-mūrti, was able to bewilder all the demons, but Rāhu was so clever that he was not bewildered. Rāhu could understand that Mohinī-mūrti was cheating the demons, and therefore he changed his dress, disguised himself as a demigod, and sat down in the assembly of the demigods. Here one may ask why the Supreme Personality of Godhead could not detect Rāhu. The reason is that the Lord wanted to show the effects of drinking nectar. This will be revealed in the following verses. The moon and sun, however, were always alert in regard to Rāhu. Thus when Rāhu entered the assembly of the demigods, the moon and sun immediately detected him, and then the Supreme Personality of Godhead also became aware of him.
TEXT 25
चक्रेण क्षुरधारेण जहार पिबतः शिरः ।
हरिस्तस्य कबन्धस्तु मुधयाप्तवितोऽपठत् ॥२५॥
cakreṇa kṣura-dhāreṇa jahāra pibataḥ śiraḥ haris tasya kabandhas tu sudhayāplāvito 'patat
cakreṇa —by the disc;  kṣura-dhāreṇa —which was sharp like a razor;  jahāra —cut off;  pibataḥ —while drinking nectar;  śiraḥ —the head;  hariḥ —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  tasya —of that Rāhu;  kabandhaḥ tu —but the headless body;  sudhayā —by the nectar;  aplāvitaḥ —without being touched;  apatat —immediately fell dead.