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Library » Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) » Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration » CHAPTER TEN

ŚB 12.10.10

Devanagari

भगवांस्तदभिज्ञाय गिरिशो योगमायया ।
आविशत्तद्गुहाकाशं वायुश्छिद्रमिवेश्वर: ॥ १० ॥

Text

bhagavāṁs tad abhijñāya
giriśo yoga-māyayā
āviśat tad-guhākāśaṁ
vāyuś chidram iveśvaraḥ

Synonyms

bhagavān — the great personality; tat — that; abhijñāya — understanding; giriśaḥ — Lord Giriśa; yoga-māyayā — by his mystic power; āviśat — entered; tat — of Mārkaṇḍeya; guhā-ākāśam — the hidden sky of the heart; vāyuḥ — the air; chidram — a hole; iva — as if; īśvaraḥ — the lord.

Translation

Understanding the situation very well, the powerful Lord Śiva employed his mystic power to enter within the sky of Mārkaṇḍeya’s heart, just as the wind passes through an opening.