evaá¹ sumantritÄrthÄs te
guruṇÄrthÄnudarÅ›inÄ
hitvÄ tri-viá¹£á¹apaá¹ jagmur
gÄ«rvÄṇÄḥ kÄma-rÅ«piṇaḥ
evam - thus; su-mantrita - being well advised; arthÄḥ - about duties; te - they (the demigods); guruá¹‡Ä - by their spiritual master; artha-anudarÅ›inÄ - whose instructions were quite befitting; hitvÄ - giving up; tri-viá¹£á¹apam - the heavenly kingdom; jagmuḥ - went; gÄ«rvÄṇÄḥ - the demigods; kÄma-rÅ«piṇaḥ - who could assume any form they liked.
The word kÄma-rÅ«piṇaḥ indicates that the demigods, the inhabitants of the heavenly planets, can assume any form they desire. Thus it was not at all difficult for them to remain incognito before the eyes of the demons.