श्रीशुक उवाच इति मन्त्रोपनिषदं व्याहरन्तं समाहितम् दृष्ट्वासुरा यातुधाना जग्धुमभ्यद्रवन्क्षुधा
śrī-śuka uvāca iti mantropaniṣadaṁ vyāharantaṁ samāhitam dṛṣṭvāsurā yātudhānā jagdhum abhyadravan kṣudhā
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti—thus; mantra-upaniṣadam—the Vedic mantra (uttered by Svāyambhuva Manu); vyāharantam—taught or chanted; samāhitam—concentrated the mind (without being agitated by material conditions); dṛṣṭvā—upon seeing (him); asurāḥ—the demons; yātudhānāḥ—the Rākṣasas; jagdhum—desired to devour; abhyadravan—running very fast; kṣudhā—to satisfy their appetite..
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Svāyambhuva Manu was thus in a trance, chanting the mantras of Vedic instruction known as the Upaniṣads. Upon seeing him, the Rākṣasas and asuras, being very hungry, wanted to devour him. Therefore they ran after him with great speed.