Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 16
Mohinī-mūrti Distributes Amṛta; Rāhu is Severed; Results Differ by Shelter
प्राङ्मुखेषूपविष्टेषु सुरेषु दितिजेषु च । धूपामोदितशालायां जुष्टायां माल्यदीपकै: ॥ १६ ॥ तस्यां नरेन्द्र करभोरुरुशद्दुकूल- श्रोणीतटालसगतिर्मदविह्वलाक्षी । सा कूजती कनकनूपुरशिञ्जितेन कुम्भस्तनी कलसपाणिरथाविवेश ॥ १७ ॥
prāṅ-mukheṣūpaviṣṭeṣu sureṣu ditijeṣu ca dhūpāmodita-śālāyāṁ juṣṭāyāṁ mālya-dīpakaiḥ
大王啊，当诸天与底提之子面向东方而坐，在那以香烟芬芳、以花鬘与灯火装点的会场中，那女子走了进来。她身披极美的纱衣，因低垂丰臀而步履缓慢；青春的傲意使她目光摇曳。金制脚铃叮当作响，她轻声如鸣而入；双乳如水罐，双腿似象鼻，手持一只水壶。
FAQs
It sets the scene for the Lord’s appearance as Mohinī-mūrti, where both devas and daityas sit in an adorned assembly, soon to witness the Lord’s divine arrangement regarding amṛta.
After the churning of the ocean, both parties demanded a share of amṛta; this verse describes the formal assembly setting in which the Lord’s plan to protect the devas would unfold.
External order and ceremony do not guarantee fairness—one should seek divine guidance and dharmic discernment when competing interests gather in the same “assembly.”