SB 6.9.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sixth Canto, Chapter 9: Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura

SB 6.9.19

SB 6.9.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

tatas te vismitāḥ sarve
viṣaṇṇā grasta-tejasaḥ
pratyañcam ādi-puruṣam
upatasthuḥ samāhitāḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ—thereafter; te—they (the demigods); vismitāḥ—being struck with wonder; sarve—all; viṣaṇṇāḥ—being very morose; grasta-tejasaḥ—having lost all their personal strength; pratyañcam—to the Supersoul; ādi-puruṣam—the original person; upatasthuḥ—prayed; samāhitāḥ—all gathered together.

TRANSLATION

Struck with wonder and disappointment upon seeing the strength of the demon, the demigods lost their own strength. Therefore they all met together to try to please the Supersoul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, by worshiping Him.