116 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 12

so ’ham tad drastum icchami
yat te yosid-vapur dhrtam

avatarah—incarnations; mayad—by me; drstah—have been seen;
ramaménasya—while You demonstrate Your various pastimes; te—of
You; gunaih—by the manifestations of transcendental qualities; sah—
Lord Siva; aham—I; tat—that incarnation; drastum icchami—wish to
see; yat—which; te—of You; yosit-vapuh—the body of a woman;
dhrtam —was accepted.

TRANSLATION

My Lord, I have seen all kinds of incarnations You have ex-
hibited by Your transcendental qualities, and now that You have
appeared as a beautiful young woman, I wish to see that form of

Your Lordship.
PURPORT

When Lord Siva approached Lord Visnu, Lord Visnu inquired about
the purpose for Lord Siva’s coming there. Now Lord Siva discloses his
desire. He wanted to see the recent incarnation of Mohini-marti, which
Lord Visnu had assumed to distribute the nectar generated from the
churning of the ocean of milk.

TEXT 13
a THEM eT: TATA AA: |
aa Rega ara: oe stage fe a: 23H

yena sammohita daityah
payitas camrtam surah
tad didrksava dyatah
param kautihalam hi nah

yena—by such an incarnation; sammohitah—were captivated;
daityah—the demons; payitah—were fed; ca—also; amrtam—nectar;
surah—the demigods; tat—that form; didrksavah—desiring to see;
ayatah—we have come here; param—very much; kautihalam—great
eagerness; hi—indeed; nah—of ourselves.
