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SB 10.66.35

Devanāgarī

तमाभिचारदहनमायान्तं द्वारकौकस: । विलोक्य तत्रसु: सर्वे वनदाहे मृगा यथा ॥ ३५ ॥

Text

tam ābhicāra-dahanam āyāntaṁ dvārakaukasaḥ vilokya tatrasuḥ sarve vana-dāhe mṛgā yathā

Synonyms

tam—him;ābhicāra—created by theabhicāraritual;dahanam—the fire;āyāntam—approaching;dvārakā-okasaḥ—the residents of Dvārakā;vilokya—seeing;tatrasuḥ—became frightened;sarve—all;vana-dāhe—when there is a forest fire;mṛgāḥ—animals;yathā—as.

Translation

Seeing the approacḥ of the fiery demon created by the abhicāra ritual, the residents of Dvārakā were all struck with fear, like animals terrified by a forest fire.

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