Text 7] The Battle Between the Demigods and Demons 31

samasddyasibhir banair
niyaghnur vividhayudhaih

tatra—thereupon; anyonyam—one another; sapatnah—all of them
becoming fighters; te—they; sarrabdha—very angry; manasah—
within their minds; rane—in that battle; samdsddya—getting the op-
portunity to fight between themselves; asibhih—with swords; banaih—
with arrows; nijaghnuh—began to beat one another; vividha-
ayudhaih—with varieties of weapons.

TRANSLATION

Both parties in that fight were extremely angry at heart, and in
enmity they beat one another with swords, arrows and varieties of
other weapons.

PURPORT

There are always two kinds of men in this universe, not only on this
planet but also in higher planetary systems. All the kings dominating
planets like the sun and moon also have enemies like Rahu. It is because
of occasional attacks upon the sun and moon by Rahu that eclipses take
place. The fighting between the demons and demigods is perpetual; it
cannot be stopped unless intelligent persons from both sides take to
Krsna consciousness.

TEXT 7
VET Aiea a
CUTATHa aAat Praaiswag lo I

Sankha-tirya-mrdanganam
bheri-damarinam mahan

hasty-asva-ratha-pattinam
nadatam nisvano ’bhavat

Sankha—of conchshells; tirya—of big bugles; mrdarnganém—and of
drums; bheri—of bugles; damarinadm—of kettledrums; mahan
—great and tumultuous; hasti—of elephants; asva—of horses;
ratha-pattinam—of fighters on chariots or on the ground; nadatam—all
