# SB 7.10.56 ## Text > tatas te seśvarā lokā > upāsādyeśvaraṁ natāḥ > trāhi nas tāvakān deva > vinaṣṭāṁs tripurālayaiḥ ## Synonyms *tataḥ*—thereafter; *te*—they (the demigods); *sa*-*īśvarāḥ*—with their rulers; *lokāḥ*—the planets; *upāsādya*—approaching; *īśvaram*—Lord Śiva; *natāḥ*—fell down in surrender; *trāhi*—please save; *naḥ*—us; *tāvakān*—near and dear to you and very frightened; *deva*—O Lord; *vinaṣṭān*—almost finished; *tripura*-*ālayaiḥ*—by the demons dwelling in those three planes. ## Translation **Thereafter, when the demons had begun to destroy the higher planetary systems, the rulers of those planets went to Lord Śiva, fully surrendered unto him and said: Dear Lord, we demigods living in the three worlds are about to be vanquished. We are your followers. Kindly save us.**