222 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 16

TRANSLATION

Therefore, most gentle lord, kindly favor your maidservant. We
have now been deprived of our opulence and residence by our
competitors, the demons. Kindly give us protection.

PURPORT

Aditi, the mother of the demigods, appealed to Kasyapa Muni to give
the demigods protection. When we speak of the demigods, this also in-
cludes their mother.

TEXT 16

qtRara a aat sqaTaRT |
way ada: ed cat TAaAA Ll

parair vivasita saharm
magna vyasana-sagare
aisvaryam Srir yasah sthanam
hrtani prabalair mama

paraih—by our enemies; vivdsita—taken away from our residential
quarters, sd—the same; aham—l; magna—drowned; vyasana-
sdgare—in an ocean of trouble; aisvaryam—opulence; srih—beauty;
yasah—reputation; sthanam—place; hrtdni—all taken away; pra-
balaih—very powerful; mama—my.

TRANSLATION

The demons, our formidably powerful enemies, have taken
away our opulence, our beauty, our fame and even our residence.
Indeed, we have now been exiled, and we are drowning in an ocean
of trouble.

TEXT 17
TA Aha Tas ATT TITY AMAT? |
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yatha tani punah sadho
prapadyeran mamatmajah
