Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 10: Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight With the Yakṣas

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.10.28

evaḿ-vidhāny anekāni

trāsanāny amanasvinām

sasṛjus tigma-gataya

āsuryā māyayāsurāḥ

SYNONYMS

evam-vidhāni — (phenomena) like this; anekāni — many varieties of; trāsanāni — fearful; amanasvināmto the less intelligent men; sasṛjuḥ — they created; tigma-gatayaḥ — of heinous nature; āsuryā — demoniac; māyayā — by illusion; asurāḥ — the demons.

TRANSLATION

The demon Yakṣas are by nature very heinous, and by their demoniac power of illusion they can create many strange phenomena to frighten one who is less intelligent.

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