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
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qatar ag am stata |
Gad atta: eri eat weet 2 GI
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; hrtani—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? |
aan feats Seatol Frat BeTMTHAA 112 911
yatha tani punah sadho
prapadyeran mamatmajah
