CHAPTER NINE
The Lord Incarnates as Mohini-mirti
This chapter describes how the demons, being enchanted by the beauty
of the Mohini form, agreed to hand over the container of nectar to
Mohinidevi, who tactfully delivered it to the demigods.

When the demons got possession of the container of nectar, an ex-
traordinarily beautiful young woman appeared before them. All the
demons became captivated by the young woman’s beauty and became at-
tached to Her. Now, because the demons were fighting among themselves
to possess the nectar, they selected this beautiful woman as a mediator to
settle their quarrel. Taking advantage of their weakness in this regard,
Mohini, the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, got the
demons to promise that whatever decision She might give, they would
not refuse to accept it. When the demons made this promise, the
beautiful woman, Mohini-mirti, had the demigods and demons sit in dif-
ferent lines so that She could distribute the nectar. She knew that the
demons were quite unfit to drink the nectar. Therefore, by cheating
them She distributed all the nectar to the demigods. When the demons
saw this cheating of Mohini-mirti, they remained silent. But one demon,
named Rahu, dressed himself like a demigod and sat down in the line of
the demigods. He sat beside the sun and the moon. When the Supreme
Personality of Godhead understood how Rahu was cheating, He im-
mediately cut off the demon’s head. Rahu, however, had already tasted
the nectar, and therefore although his head was severed, he remained
alive. After the demigods finished drinking the nectar, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead assumed His own form. Sukadeva Gosvami ends this
chapter by describing how powerful is the chanting of the holy names,
pastimes and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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tT SAF
ASHAATASAT: 1H TTT HAN EAT: |
faved ceqaala saved ze: ATI 2 II
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