Text 4] Battle Between the Demigods and Vrtrasura 161

liberal, and when they begged him to give them his body, he at
once partially agreed. However, just to hear religious instructions
from them, he smiled and jokingly spoke as follows.

TEXT 3

AEG TAHT Ta AT aT TCT |
aera Teahagtet | gaeAaTATTE: | 3 1

api vndaraka yiiyam
na janitha saririnam
samsthayam yas tv abhidroho
duhsahas cetanapahah

api—although:; vrndérakah—O demigods: yityam—all of you: na
Janitha—do not know; Saririnam—of those who have material bodies:
samsthayadm—at the time of death, or while quitting this body: yah—
which; tu—then; abhidrohah—severe pain: duhsahah—unbearable:
cetana—the consciousness; apahah—which takes away.

TRANSLATION

O elevated demigods, at the time of death, severe, unbearable
pain takes away the consciousness of all living entities who have ac-
cepted material bodies. Don’t you know about this pain?

TEXT 4

fasitfrgot srararareat oe eeftaa: |
H Teaed FT ad Kraay Fes 11 v II

Jyivisindm jivanam
Gtma prestha ihepsitah
ka utsaheta tam datum
bhiksamdanaya visnave

Jyivisiindm—aspiring to remain alive: jivéndm—of all living entities:
atma—the body; presthah—very dear: iha—here: ipsitah—desired:
