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vastutah sarasvati asuddha sloka karaila

vicara-samaya tanra buddhi acchadila

SYNONYMS

vastutah—in fact; sarasvati—mother Sarasvati; asuddha—impure; sloka—verse; karaila—caused him to compose; vicara-samaya—at the time of reviewing; tanra—his; buddhi—intelligence; acchadila—covered.

Sarasvati had in fact induced the champion to compose his verse in an impure way.

Furthermore, when it was discussed she covered his intelligence, and thus the Lord’s intelligence was triumphant.