Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vasudeva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.66.35

tam ābhicāra-dahanam

āyāntaḿ dvārakaukasaḥ

vilokya tatrasuḥ sarve

vana-dāhe mṛgā yathā

SYNONYMS

tam — him; ābhicāra — created by the abhicāra ritual; 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; yathāas.

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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