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SB 8.8.30

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 30

athāsīd vāruṇī devī
kanyā kamala-locanā
asurā jagṛhus tāṁ vai
harer anumatena te


SYNONYMS

atha — thereafter (after the appearance of the goddess of fortune); āsīt — there was; vāruṇī — Vāruṇī; devī — the demigoddess who controls drunkards; kanyā — a young girl; kamala-locanā — lotus-eyed; asurāḥ — the demons; jagṛhuḥ — accepted; tām — her; vai — indeed; hareḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anumatena — by the order; te — they (the demons).


TRANSLATION

Next appeared Vāruṇī, the lotus-eyed goddess who controls drunkards. With the permission of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the demons, headed by Bali Mahārāja, took possession of this young girl.