98 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 12

declaring that one can glorify the Lord by nine kinds of devotional ser-
vice, beginning with sravanam kirtanam.

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$ri-badarayanir uvaca
vrsa-dhvajo nisamyedam

yosid-ripena danavan
mohayitva sura-ganan

harih somam apdayayat

ursam druhya girisah
sarva-bhita-ganair vrtah

saha devya yayau drastum
yatraste madhusiidanah

Sri- -badarayanih uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; vrsa-dhvajah—
Lord Siva, who is carried by a bull; nisamya—hearing; idam—this
(news); yosit-ripena—by assuming the form of a woman; danavan—
the demons; mohayitvad—enchanting; sura-gandn—unto the demigods;
harih—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; somam—nectar;
apdayayat—caused to drink; vrsam—the bull; druhya—mounting;
girisah—Lord Siva; sarva—all; bhita-ganaih—by the ghosts; vrtah—
surrounded; saha devya—with Uma; yayau—went; drastum—to see;
yatra—where; aste—stays; madhusidanah—Lord Visnu.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: The Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Hari, in the form of a woman, captivated the demons and enabled
the demigods to drink the nectar. After hearing of these pastimes,
