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ŚB 8.7.4

Devanagari

इति तूष्णीं स्थितान्दैत्यान् विलोक्य पुरुषोत्तम: ।
स्मयमानो विसृज्याग्रं पुच्छं जग्राह सामर: ॥ ४ ॥

Text

iti tūṣṇīṁ sthitān daityān
vilokya puruṣottamaḥ
smayamāno visṛjyāgraṁ
pucchaṁ jagrāha sāmaraḥ

Synonyms

iti — thus; tūṣṇīm — silently; sthitān — staying; daityān — the demons; vilokya — seeing; puruṣa-uttamaḥ — the Personality of Godhead; smayamānaḥ — smiling; visṛjya — giving up; agram — the front portion of the snake; puccham — the rear portion; jagrāha — grasped; sa-amaraḥ — with the demigods.

Translation

Thus the demons remained silent, opposing the desire of the demigods. Seeing the demons and understanding their motive, the Personality of Godhead smiled. Without discussion, He immediately accepted their proposal by grasping the tail of the snake, and the demigods followed Him.