18 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 9

demons thought that the demigods would get only a little of the nectar
and that Mohini-mirti was so pleased with the demons that She would
give the demons all the nectar. The words vaficayann upasaficaraih in-
dicate that the Lord’s whole policy was to cheat the demons simply by
speaking sweet words. The Lord’s intention was to distribute the nectar
only to the demigods.

TEXT 22
a Wert: aAIMaN: apd FT|
PTAA: STA AT AA RI

te palayantah samayam
asurah sva-krtam nrpa

tisnim dsan krta-snehah
stri-vivada-jugupsaya

te—the demons; pdlayantah—keeping in order; samayam—
equilibrium; asurah—the demons; sva-krtam—made by them; nrpa—O
King; tisnim dsan—remained silent; krta-snehah—because of having
developed attachment to Mohini-mirti; stri-vivada—disagreeing with a
woman; jugupsayad— because of thinking such an action as abominable.

TRANSLATION

O King, since the demons had promised to accept whatever the
woman did, whether just or unjust, now, to keep this promise, to
show their equilibrium and to save themselves from fighting with
a woman, they remained silent.

TEXT 23
aati Faas: aaTTaraa: |

TEA Aaa ag: fRera fafa NRA

tasyam krtatipranayah
pranayapdaya-katarah

bahu-manena cabeddha
nocuh kificana vipriyam
