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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.2.16

एवं विप्रकृते लोके दैत्येन्द्रानुचरैर्मुहु: । दिवं देवा: परित्यज्य भुवि चेरुरलक्षिता: ॥ १६ ॥
evaṁ viprakṛte loke
[evam viprakrite loke]
daityendrānucarair muhuḥ
[daityendraanucharair muhuh]
divaṁ devāḥ parityajya
[divam devaah parityajya]
bhuvi cerur alakṣitāḥ
[bhuvi cherur alakshitaah]
Word-for-word
evam — thus viprakṛte — being disturbed loke — when all the people daitya-indra-anucaraiḥ — by the followers of Hiraṇyakaśipu, the King of the Daityas muhuḥ — again and again divam — the heavenly planets devāḥ — the demigods parityajya — giving up bhuvi — on the planet earth ceruḥ — wandered (to see the extent of the disturbances) alakṣitāḥ — unseen by the demons.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ viprakṛte loke
evam
thus
viprakṛte
being disturbed
loke
when all the people
daityendrānucarair muhuḥ
daitya-indra-anucaraiḥ
by the followers of Hiraṇyakaśipu, the King of the Daityas
muhuḥ
again and again
divaṁ devāḥ parityajya
divam
the heavenly planets
devāḥ
the demigods
parityajya
giving up
bhuvi cerur alakṣitāḥ
bhuvi
on the planet earth
ceruḥ
wandered (to see the extent of the disturbances)
alakṣitāḥ
unseen by the demons.
Thus disturbed again and again by the unnatural occurrences caused by the followers of Hiraṇyakaśipu, all the people had to cease the activities of Vedic culture. Not receiving the results of yajña, the demigods also became disturbed. They left their residential quarters in the heavenly planets and, unobserved by the demons, began wandering on the planet earth to see the disasters.
Purport

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, the performance of yajña brings reciprocal good fortune for both the human beings and the demigods. When the performances of yajña were stopped by the disturbances of the demons, the demigods were naturally bereft of the results of yajña and hampered in executing their respective duties. Therefore they came down to the planet earth to see how people had become disturbed and to consider what to do.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When all the people were disturbed repeatedly by the followers of Hiraṇyakaśipu, the devatās, not receiving the results of sacrifice, left the heavenly planets and, unobserved by the demons, began wandering the earth. When the people were disturbed, the devatās left heaven because of not receiving their share of sacrifice.
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Personal Guidance
Vedic activity ceases under demonic disturbance, yajña stops, demigods receive no offerings, and they wander earth disguised to see the damage. When sacrifice stops, the unseen world also suffers — and the wise come quietly to assess.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'sacrifice' have you let lapse, and what unseen consequences are unfolding?
  • Where might wise observers be quietly assessing a situation you think no one is watching?
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