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Library » Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) » Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations » CHAPTER EIGHT

ŚB 8.8.35

Devanagari

तमालोक्यासुरा: सर्वे कलसं चामृताभृतम् ।
लिप्सन्त: सर्ववस्तूनि कलसं तरसाहरन् ॥ ३५ ॥

Text

tam ālokyāsurāḥ sarve
kalasaṁ cāmṛtābhṛtam
lipsantaḥ sarva-vastūni
kalasaṁ tarasāharan

Synonyms

tam — him; ālokya — seeing; asurāḥ — the demons; sarve — all of them; kalasam — the container of nectar; ca — also; amṛta-ābhṛtam — filled with nectar; lipsantaḥ — desiring strongly; sarva-vastūni — all objects; kalasam — the jug; tarasā — immediately; aharan — snatched away.

Translation

Upon seeing Dhanvantari carrying the jug of nectar, the demons, desiring the jug and its contents, immediately snatched it away by force.