SB 10.3.36

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 3: The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa

SB 10.3.34-35 - SB 10.3.37-38

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 36

evaṁ vāṁ tapyatos tīvraṁ

tapaḥ parama-duṣkaram

divya-varṣa-sahasrāṇi

dvādaśeyur mad-ātmanoḥ

SYNONYMS

evam—in this way; vām—for both of you; tapyatoḥ—executing austerities; tīvram—very severe; tapaḥ—austerity; parama-duṣkaram—extremely difficult to execute; divya-varṣa—celestial years, or years counted according to the higher planetary system; sahasrāṇi—thousand; dvādaśa—twelve; īyuḥ—passed; mat-ātmanoḥ—simply engaged in consciousness of Me.

TRANSLATION

Thus you spent twelve thousand celestial years performing difficult activities of tapasya in consciousness of Me [Kṛṣṇa consciousness].

SB 10.3.34-35 - SB 10.3.37-38