SB 12.6.17
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
sarpa-satre samiddhāgnau
dahyamānān mahoragān
dṛṣṭvendraṁ bhaya-saṁvignas
takṣakaḥ śaraṇaṁ yayau
SYNONYMS
sarpa-satre—in the snake sacrifice; samiddha—blazing; agnau—in the fire; dahyamānān—being burned; mahā-uragān—the great serpents; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; indram—to Indra; bhaya—with fear; saṁvignaḥ—very disturbed; takṣakaḥ—Takṣaka; śaraṇam—for shelter; yayau—went.
TRANSLATION
When Takṣaka saw even the most powerful serpents being burned in the blazing fire of that snake sacrifice, he was overwhelmed with fear and approached Lord Indra for shelter.