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Devanagari

नीयमानेऽसुरैस्तस्मिन्कलसेऽमृतभाजने ।
विषण्णमनसो देवा हरिं शरणमाययु: ॥ ३६ ॥

Text

nīyamāne ’surais tasmin
kalase ’mṛta-bhājane
viṣaṇṇa-manaso devā
hariṁ śaraṇam āyayuḥ

Synonyms

nīyamāne — being carried; asuraiḥ — by the demons; tasmin — that; kalase — jug; amṛta-bhājane — containing nectar; viṣaṇṇa-manasaḥ — aggrieved in mind; devāḥ — all the demigods; harim — unto the Supreme Lord; śaraṇam — to take shelter; āyayuḥ — went.

Translation

When the jug of nectar was carried off by the demons, the demigods were morose. Thus they sought shelter at the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari.