Text 21] Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura 773

which continued to exist in the form of night. Night is the source of
hunger and thirst.

TEXT 20

areas Ft ayahteaa |
m wad SerAeTy: ayqetim: lel

ksut-trdbhyam upasrstas te
tam jagdhum abhidudruvuh

ma raksatainam jaksadhvam
ity Gcuh kgut-trd-arditah

ksudh-trdbhyam—by hunger and thirst; upasrstah—were overcome; le—
the demons (Yaksas and Raksasas); tam—Lord Brahma; jagdhum—to eat;
abhidudruvuh—ran towards; ma—do not; raksata—spare; enam—him; jaksa-
dhvam—eat; iti—thus; icuh—said; ksudh-trs-arditah—afflicted by hunger
and thirst.

TRANSLATION

Overpowered by hunger and thirst, they ran to devour Brahma from
all sides and cried, “Spare him not! Eat him up!”

PURPORT

The representatives of the Yaksas and Raksasas still exist in some coun-
tries of the world. It is understood that such uncivilized men take pleasure
in killing their own grandfathers and holding a “love feast” by roasting
the bodies.

TEXT 2]
arene AAA AT At aad waT |
BaF TAA eT TT TART HR
devas tan aha samvigno
ma mam jaksata raksata

aho me yakgsa-raksamsi
praja yiiyam babhiivitha

devah—Lord Brahma; tan—to them; daha—said ; samvignah—being anxious;
ma—do not; mam—me; jaksata—eat; raksata—protect; aho—oh; me—my;
