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SB 12.8.14

Devanāgarī

तस्यैवं युञ्जतश्चित्तं महायोगेन योगिन: । व्यतीयाय महान् कालो मन्वन्तरषडात्मक: ॥ १४ ॥

Text

tasyaivaṁ yuñjataś cittaṁ mahā-yogena yoginaḥ vyatīyāya mahān kālo manvantara-ṣaḍ-ātmakaḥ

Synonyms

tasya—he;evam—thus;yuñjataḥ—while fixing;cittam—his mind;mahā-yogena—by powerful practice ofyoga;yoginaḥ—the mystic sage;vyatīyāya—passed by;mahān—a great;kālaḥ—period of time;manu-antara—lifetimes of Manu;ṣaṭ—six;ātmakaḥ—consisting of.

Translation

While the mystic sage thus concentrated his mind by powerful yoga practice, the tremendous period of six lifetimes of Manu passed by.

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