| TEXT 17 sri-suka uvaca iti mantropanisadam vyaharantam samahitam drstvasura yatudhana jagdhum abhyadravan ksudha SYNONYMS sri-sukah uvacaSri Sukadeva Gosvami said; itithus; mantra-upanisadamthe Vedic mantra (uttered by Svayambhuva Manu); vyaharantamtaught or chanted; samahitamconcentrated the mind (without being agitated by material conditions); drstvaupon seeing (him); asurahthe demons; yatudhanahthe Raksasas; jagdhumdesired to devour; abhyadravanrunning very fast; ksudhato satisfy their appetite. TRANSLATION Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Svayambhuva Manu was thus in a trance, chanting the mantras of Vedic instruction known as the Upanisads. Upon seeing him, the Raksasas and asuras, being very hungry, wanted to devour him. Therefore they ran after him with great speed. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/sb/8/1/17 
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