Text 26] The Lord Incarnates as Mohini-marti 21

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, using His disc,
which was sharp like a razor, at once cut off Rahu’s head. When
Rahu’s head was severed from his body, the body, being un-

touched by the nectar, could not survive.

PURPORT

When the Personality of Godhead, Mohini-mirti, severed Rahu’s head
from his body, the head remained alive although the body died. Rahu
had been drinking nectar through his mouth, and before the nectar en-
tered his body, his head was cut off. Thus Rahu’s head remained alive
whereas the body died. This wonderful act performed by the Lord was
meant to show that nectar is miraculous ambrosia.

TEXT 26

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Siras tv amaratam nitam
ajo graham aciklpat
yas tu parvani candrarkav

abhidhdvati vaira-dhih

sirah—the head; tu—of course; amaratam—immortality; nitam—
having obtained; ajah—Lord Brahma; graham—as one of the planets;
aciklpat —recognized; yah—the same Rahu; tu—indeed; parvani—dur-
ing the periods of the full moon and dark moon; candra-arkau—both
the moon and the sun; abhidhavati—chases; vaira-dhih—because of
animosity.
TRANSLATION

Rahu’s head, however, having been touched by the nectar, be-
came immortal. Thus Lord Brahma accepted Rahu’s head as one of
the planets. Since Rahu is an eternal enemy of the moon and the
sun, he always tries to attack them on the nights of the full moon
and the dark moon.
