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TEXT 4
so ’yajad rajasuyena
vijitya bhuvana-trayam
patnim brhaspater darpat
taram namaharad balat
SYNONYMS
sah—he, Soma; ayajat—performed; rajasuyena—the sacrifice known as Rajasuya; vijitya—after conquering; bhuvana-trayam—the three worlds (Svarga, Martya and Patala); patnim—the wife; brhaspateh—of Brhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods; darpat—out of pride; taram—Tara; nama—by name; aharat—took away; balat—by force.
TRANSLATION
After conquering the three worlds [the upper, middle and lower planetary systems], Soma, the moon-god, performed a great sacrifice known as the Rajasuya-yajna. Because he was very much puffed up, he forcibly kidnapped Brhaspati’s wife, whose name was Tara.
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