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SB 3.20.39

Devanāgarī

विससर्ज तनुं तां वैज्योत्‍स्‍नां कान्तिमतीं प्रियाम् । त एव चाददु: प्रीत्या विश्वावसुपुरोगमा: ॥ ३९ ॥

Text

visasarja tanuṁ tāṁ vai jyotsnāṁ kāntimatīṁ priyām ta eva cādaduḥ prītyā viśvāvasu-purogamāḥ

Synonyms

visasarja—gave up;tanum—form;tām—that;vai—in fact;jyotsnām—moonlight;kānti-matīm—shining;priyām—beloved;te—the Gandharvas;eva—certainly;ca—and;ādaduḥ—took possession;prītyā—gladly;viśvāvasu-puraḥ-gamāḥ—headed by Viśvāvasu.

Translation

After that, Brahmā gave up that shining and beloved form of moonlight. Viśvāvasu and other Gandharvas gladly took possession of it.

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