SB 9.14.5

TEXT 5

TEXT

यदा स देवगुरुणा याचितो ऽभीक्ष्णशो मदात् ।
नात्यजत्तत्कृते जज्ञे सुरदानवविग्रहः ॥ ५ ॥

yada sa deva-guruna

yacito 'bhiksnaso madat

natyajat tat-krte jajne

sura-danava-vigrahah

yada-when; sah-he (Soma, the moon-god); deva-guruna-by the spiritual master of the demigods, Brhaspati; yacitah-was begged; abhiksnasah-again and again; madat-because of false pride; na-not; atyajat-did deliver; tat-krte-because of this; jajne-there was; sura-danava-between the demigods and the demons; vigrahah-a fight.

TRANSLATION

Although requested again and again by Brhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, Soma did not return Tara. This was due to his false pride. Consequently, a fight ensued between the demigods and the demons.

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