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 |
Ae fo
M Wedd BAA: AYSlE: loll
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]
ee aA A At aaa waT |
aay aaa oo Te TT 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;
