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SB 12.8.15

Devanāgarī

एतत् पुरन्दरो ज्ञात्वा सप्तमेऽस्मिन् किलान्तरे । तपोविशङ्कितो ब्रह्मन्नारेभे तद्विघातनम् ॥ १५ ॥

Text

etat purandaro jñātvā saptame ’smin kilāntare tapo-viśaṅkito brahmann ārebhe tad-vighātanam

Synonyms

etat—this;purandaraḥ—Lord Indra;jñātvā—learning;saptame—in the seventh;asmin—this;kila—indeed;antare—reign of Manu;tapaḥ—of the austerities;viśaṅkitaḥ—becoming fearful;brahman—ObrāhmaṇaŚaunaka;ārebhe—he set into motion;tat—of that austerity;vighātanam—obstruction.

Translation

O brāhmaṇa, during the seventh reign of Manu, the current age, Lord Indra came to know of Mārkaṇḍeya’s austerities and became fearful of his growing mystic potency. Thus he tried to impede the sage’s penance.

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