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मंत्रा
 
GOVERNMENT OF
 
SRIMAD BHAGAVATA
 
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Going out of Indra's court all of a
sudden, and knowing as he did the evil
effect of the pride of prosperity,
Brihaspati became invisible by his
spiritual power.
 
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सरकार
 
तच्छ्रुत्वैवासुरास्सर्व आश्रित्यौशनसं मतम् ।
देवान्प्रत्युद्यमं चक्रुर्दुर्मदा आततायिनः ॥
 
As soon as they heard of that dis-
appearance of the preceptor of the gods,
the maddened demons resorted to the
advice of (their preceptor) Sukra and,
determined to kill the gods, attacked
them.
 
ब्रह्माणं शरणं जग्मुस्सहेन्द्रा नतकन्धराः ।
तांस्तथाऽभ्यर्दितान्देव उवाच परिसान्त्वयन् ॥
 
With heads bent in reverence, the gods,
with Indra, sought refuge in Brahma. God
Brahma consoled the gods who were put
to severe distress in that manner and told
them :
 
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अहो बत सुरश्रेष्ठा ह्यभद्रं वः कृतं महत् ।
ब्रह्मष्ठं ब्राह्मण दान्त मैश्वर्यान्नाभ्यनन्दत ॥