10 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 9

Mohini-miarti was full of gravity; daduh—delivered; ca—also; amrta-
bhajanam—the container of nectar.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: After the demons heard the
words of Mohini-marti, who had spoken as if jokingly, they were
all very confident. They laughed with gravity, and ultimately they
delivered the container of nectar into Her hands.

PURPORT

The Personality of Godhead in His form of Mohini was certainly not
joking but talking seriously, with gravity. The demons, however, being
captivated by Mohini-miarti’s bodily features, took Her words as a joke
and confidently delivered the container of nectar into Her hands. Thus
Mohini-marti resembles Lord Buddha, who appeared sammohdaya sura-
dvisim—to cheat the asuras. The word sura-dvisdm refers to those who
are envious of the demigods or devotees. Sometimes an incarnation of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead cheats the atheists. Thus we see here
that although Mohini-mirti was speaking factually to the asuras, the
asuras took Her words to be facetious. Indeed, they were so confident of
Mohini-mirti’s honesty that they immediately delivered the container of
nectar into Her hands, as if they would allow Her to do with the nectar
whatever She liked, whether She distributed it, threw it away or drank it
Herself without giving it to them.

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tato grhitvamrta-bhajanam harir
babhasa isat-smita-sobhaya gira

yady abhyupetam kva ca sadhv asddhu va
krtam maya vo vibhaje sudham imam
