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ŚB 10.66.35

Devanagari

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 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; 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.