so 'yajad rājasūyena
vijitya bhuvana-trayam
patnīṁ bṛhaspater darpāt
tārāṁ nāmāharad balāt
vijitya bhuvana-trayam
patnīṁ bṛhaspater darpāt
tārāṁ nāmāharad balāt
Synonyms
saḥ-he, Soma; ayajat-performed; rājasūyena-the sacrifice known as Rājasūya; vijitya-after conquering; bhuvana-trayam-the three worlds (Svarga, Martya and Pātāla); patnīm-the wife; bṛhaspateḥ-of Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods; darpāt-out of pride; tārām-Tārā; nāma-by name; aharat-took away; balāt-by force.
After conquering the three worlds [the upper, middle and lower planetary systems], Soma, the moon-god, performed a great sacrifice known as the Rājasūya-yajña. Because he was very much puffed up, he forcibly kidnapped Bṛhaspati's wife, whose name was Tārā.
After conquering the three worlds [the upper, middle and lower planetary systems], Soma, the moon-god, performed a great sacrifice known as the Rājasūya-yajña. Because he was very much puffed up, he forcibly kidnapped Bṛhaspati's wife, whose name was Tārā.