6 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 9

sd—as such You are; tvam—Your good self; nah—of all of us
demons; spardhamaéndnam—of those who are becoming increasingly in-
imical; eka-vastuni—in one subject matter (the container of nectar);
manini—O You who are most beautiful in Your prestigious position;
jfiatinagm—among our family members; baddha-vairandm—in-
creasingly becoming enemies; Sam—auspiciousness; vidhatsva—must
execute; su-madhyame—O beautiful thin-waisted woman.

TRANSLATION

We are now all engaged in enmity among ourselves because of
this one subject matter—the container of nectar. Although we
have been born in the same family, we are becoming increasingly
inimical. O thin-waisted woman, who are so beautiful in Your
prestigious position, we therefore request You to favor us by set-
tling our dispute.

PURPORT

The demons understood that the beautiful woman had attracted the at-
tention of them all. Therefore they unanimously requested Her to be-
come the arbiter to settle their dispute.

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qT RATIN ATAU FAME: |
frase qa Aa Het aa waq MN 9 II

vayam kasyapa-dayada
bhratarah krta-paurusah

vibhajasva yatha-nyayam
naiva bhedo yatha bhavet

vayam—all of us; kasyapa-dayadah—descendants of Kasyapa Muni;
bhratarah—we are all brothers; krta-paurusah—who are all able and
competent; vibhajasva—just divide; yathd-nyayam—according to law;
na—not; eva—certainly; bhedah—partiality; yatha—as; bhavet—
should so become.
