Text 47] The Appearance of the Demon Vrtrasura 147

mellows—santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and médhurya. These rasas
are all emanations from Krsna. As described by Visvanatha Cakravarti
Thakura, the original mellow, ddi-rasa, is conjugal love. Krsna is the
origin of pure and spiritual conjugal love.

TEXT 46

nan STI
HITHER THT at Feel: |
BRA Me Aafrahed esl

Sri-Suka uvaca

athaivam idito rdjan
sadaram tri-dasair harih
svam upasthanam dkarnya
praha tan abhinanditah

Sri-Sukah uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; atha—thereafter:
evam—in this way; iditah—being worshiped and offered obeisances: ra-
jan—O King; sa-ddaram—with proper respect; tri-dasaih—by all the
demigods from the higher planetary systems; harih—the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; svam upasthanam—their prayer glorifying Him:
dkarnya—hearing; préha—replied; tén—unto them (the demigods):
abhinanditah—being pleased.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: O King Pariksit, when the
demigods offered the Lord their sincere prayers in this way, the
Lord listened by His causeless mercy. Being pleased, He then
replied to the demigods.

TEXT 47

APT TTT
Mase a: gets arena |
areaaaea: Fat aaT TAT AFT LIVI
