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ŚB 9.14.5

Devanagari

यदा स देवगुरुणा याचितोऽभीक्ष्णशो मदात् ।
नात्यजत् तत्कृते जज्ञे सुरदानवविग्रह: ॥ ५ ॥

Text

yadā sa deva-guruṇā
yācito ’bhīkṣṇaśo madāt
nātyajat tat-kṛte jajñe
sura-dānava-vigrahaḥ

Synonyms

yadā — when; saḥ — he (Soma, the moon-god); deva-guruṇā — by the spiritual master of the demigods, Bṛhaspati; yācitaḥ — was begged; abhīkṣṇaśaḥ — again and again; madāt — because of false pride; na — not; atyajat — did deliver; tat-kṛte — because of this; jajñe — there was; sura-dānava — between the demigods and the demons; vigrahaḥ — a fight.

Translation

Although requested again and again by Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, Soma did not return Tārā. This was due to his false pride. Consequently, a fight ensued between the demigods and the demons.