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Chapter 12: The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva

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SB 8.12.1-2

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच वृषध्वजो निशम्येदं योषिद्रूपेण दानवान् मोहयित्वा सुरगणान्हरिः सोममपाययत् वृषमारुह्य गिरिशः सर्वभूतगणैर्वृतः सह देव्या ययौ द्रष्टुं यत्रास्ते मधुसूदनः

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca vṛṣa-dhvajo niśamyedaṁ yoṣid-rūpeṇa dānavān mohayitvā sura-gaṇān hariḥ somam apāyayat vṛṣam āruhya giriśaḥ sarva-bhūta-gaṇair vṛtaḥ saha devyā yayau draṣṭuṁ yatrāste madhusūdanaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; vṛṣa-dhvajaḥLord Śiva, who is carried by a bull; niśamyahearing; idamthis (news); yoṣit-rūpeṇaby assuming the form of a woman; dānavānthe demons; mohayitvāenchanting; sura-gaṇānunto the demigods; hariḥthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; somamnectar; apāyayatcaused to drink; vṛṣamthe bull; āruhyamounting; giriśaḥLord Śiva; sarvaall; bhūta-gaṇaiḥby the ghosts; vṛtaḥsurrounded; saha devyāwith Umā; yayauwent; draṣṭumto see; yatrawhere; āstestays; madhusūdanaḥLord Viṣṇu..

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, in the form of a woman, captivated the demons and enabled the demigods to drink the nectar. After hearing of these pastimes, Lord Śiva, who is carried by a bull, went to the place where Madhusūdana, the Lord, resides. Accompanied by his wife, Umā, and surrounded by his companions, the ghosts, Lord Śiva went there to see the Lord's form as a woman.

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