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SB 4.10.28

Devanāgarī

एवंविधान्यनेकानि त्रासनान्यमनस्विनाम् । ससृजुस्तिग्मगतय आसुर्या माययासुरा: ॥ २८ ॥

Text

evaṁ-vidhāny anekāni trāsanāny amanasvinām sasṛjus tigma-gataya āsuryā māyayāsurāḥ

Synonyms

evam-vidhāni—(phenomena) like this;anekāni—many varieties of;trāsanāni—fearful;amanasvinām—to the less intelligent men;sasṛjuḥ—they created;tigma-gatayaḥ—of heinous nature;āsuryā—demoniac;māyayā—by illusion;asurāḥ—the demons.

Translation

The demon Yakṣas are by nature very heinous, and by their demoniac power of illusion they can create many strange phenomena to frighten one who is less intelligent.

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