SB 9.14.4 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

सोऽयजद् राजसूयेन विजित्य भुवनत्रयम् । पत्नीं बृहस्पतेर्दर्पात् तारां नामाहरद् बलात् ॥ ४ ॥

Verse text

so ’yajad rājasūyena vijitya bhuvana-trayam patnīṁ bṛhaspater darpāt tārāṁ nāmāharad balāt

Synonyms

saḥ — he, Soma ; ayajat — performed ; rājasūyena — the sacrifice known as Rājasūya ; vijitya — after conquering ; bhuvana — trayam — the three worlds (Svarga, Martya and Pātāla) ; patnīm — the wife ; bṛhaspateḥ — of Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods ; darpāt — out of pride ; tārām — Tārā ; nāma — by name ; aharat — took away ; balāt — by force .

Translation

After conquering the three worlds [the upper, middle and lower planetary systems], Soma, the moon-god, performed a great sacrifice known as the Rājasūya-yajṣa. Because he was very much puffed up, he forcibly kidnapped Bṛhaspati’s wife, whose name was Tārā.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

After conquering the three worlds, the moon-god performed a Rājasūya sacrifice. Because of pride, he kidnapped Bṛhaspati's wife, Tārā.