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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.17.1

మైత్రేయ ఉవాచ నిశమ్యాత్మభువా గీతం కారణం శఙ్కయోజ్ఝితా: । తత: సర్వే న్యవర్తన్త త్రిదివాయ దివౌకస: ॥ ౧ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
niśamyātma-bhuvā gītaṁ
[nishamyaatma-bhuvaa geetam]
kāraṇaṁ śaṅkayojjhitāḥ
[kaaranam shankayojjhitaah]
tataḥ sarve nyavartanta
[tatah sarve nyavartanta]
tridivāya divaukasaḥ
[tridivaaya divaukasah]
maitreyaḥ — the sage Maitreya uvāca — said niśamya — upon hearing ātma-bhuvā — by Brahmā gītam — explanation kāraṇam — the cause śaṅkayā — from fear ujjhitāḥ — freed tataḥ — then sarve — all nyavartanta — returned tri-divāya — to the heavenly planets diva-okasaḥ — the demigods (who inhabit the higher planets).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ
the sage Maitreya
uvāca
said
niśamyātma-bhuvā gītaṁ
niśamya
upon hearing
ātma-bhuvā
by Brahmā
gītam
explanation
kāraṇaṁ śaṅkayojjhitāḥ
kāraṇam
the cause
śaṅkayā
from fear
ujjhitāḥ
freed
tataḥ
then
tataḥ sarve nyavartanta
sarve
all
nyavartanta
returned
tridivāya divaukasaḥ
tri-divāya
to the heavenly planets
diva-okasaḥ
the demigods (who inhabit the higher planets).
Śrī Maitreya said: The demigods, the inhabitants of the higher planets, were freed from all fear upon hearing the cause of the darkness explained by Brahmā, who was born from Viṣṇu. Thus they all returned to their respective planets.

The demigods, who are denizens of higher planets, are also very much afraid of incidents such as the universe’s becoming dark, and so they consulted Brahmā. This indicates that the quality of fear exists for every living entity in the material world. The four principal activities of material existence are eating, sleeping, fearing and mating. The fear element exists also in the demigods. On every planet, even in the higher planetary systems, including the moon and the sun, as well as on this earth, the same principles of animal life exist. Otherwise, why are the demigods also afraid of the darkness? The difference between the demigods and ordinary human beings is that the demigods approach authority, whereas the inhabitants of this earth defy authority. If people would only approach the authority, then every adverse condition in this universe could be rectified. Arjuna was also disturbed on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, but he approached the authority, Kṛṣṇa, and his problem was solved. The conclusive instruction of this incident is that we may be disturbed by some material condition, but if we approach the authority who can actually explain the matter, then our problem is solved. The demigods approached Brahmā for the meaning of the disturbance, and after hearing from him they were satisfied and returned home peacefully.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: Hearing the cause of disturbance recited by Brahmā, the devatās gave up worrying and all returned to Svarga. In the Seventeenth Chapter, at the birth of the two demons, many ill omens appeared. Hiraṇyakṣa, conquering everywhere, mocked Varuṇa. The devatās gave up worrying because they had faith that the Lord would handle the situation.
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