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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; amanasvinām — to 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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