Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 3: The Status Quo

Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura. Text 39

विससर्ज तनुं तां वै ज्योत्स्नां कान्तिमतीं प्रियाम् ।
त एव चाददुः प्रीत्या विश्वावसुपुरोगमाः ॥३९॥

visasarja tanuá¹ tÄá¹ vai
jyotsnÄá¹ kÄntimatÄ«á¹ priyÄm
ta eva cÄdaduḥ prÄ«tyÄ
viÅ›vÄvasu-purogamÄḥ

 visasarja - gave up; tanum - form; tÄm - that; vai - in fact; jyotsnÄm - moonlight; kÄnti-matÄ«m - shining; priyÄm - beloved; te - the Gandharvas; eva - certainly; ca - and; Ädaduḥ - took possession; prÄ«tyÄ - gladly; viÅ›vÄvasu-puraḥ-gamÄḥ - headed by ViÅ›vÄvasu.


Text

After that, BrahmÄ gave up that shining and beloved form of moonlight. ViÅ›vÄvasu and other Gandharvas gladly took possession of it.

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