Shloka 6
Ananta-Śeṣa Tapas and the Bearing of the Earth (अनन्त-शेष-तपस् तथा महीधारणम्)
तेनावकीर्णा रजसा देवा मोहमुपागमन् । न चैवं ददृशुश्छन्ना रजसामृतरक्षिण:,उस धूलसे आच्छादित होकर देवता मोहित हो गये। अमृतकी रक्षा करनेवाले देवता भी इसी प्रकार धूलसे ढक जानेके कारण कुछ देख नहीं पाते थे
tenāvakīrṇā rajasā devā moham upāgaman | na caivaṁ dadṛśuś channā rajasāmṛtarakṣiṇaḥ ||
Von jenem Staub bedeckt und überwältigt, verfielen die Götter in Verblendung. Selbst die Hüter des Nektars der Unsterblichkeit konnten, vom Staub verhüllt, nichts mehr klar erkennen.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even exalted beings can lose discernment when obscured by rajas—both literal dust and the metaphorical 'rajas' of agitation and confusion—so clarity and right judgment require removing the causes of obscuration.
A cloud of dust rises and spreads, covering the gods; as a result they become bewildered and, though they are the protectors of amṛta, they cannot see properly because their vision is veiled.