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  "name":"SB 3.20.39",
  "h1":"SB 3.20.39",
  "label":"Text 39",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.20.39",
  "description":"After that, Brahmā gave up that shining and beloved form of moonlight. Viśvāvasu and other Gandharvas gladly took possession of it."

} —

SB 3.20.39

विससर्ज तनुं तां वै ज्योत्स्नां कान्तिमतीं प्रियाम् ।
त एव चाददुः प्रीत्या विश्वावसुपुरोगमाः ॥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.