SB 12.8.23
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 23
- hutvāgniṁ samupāsīnaṁ
- dadṛśuḥ śakra-kiṅkarāḥ
- mīlitākṣaṁ durādharṣaṁ
- mūrtimantam ivānalam
SYNONYMS
hutvā — having offered oblations; agnim — to the sacrificial fire; samupāsīnam — sitting in yogic meditation; dadṛśuḥ — they saw; śakra — of Indra; kiṅkarāḥ — the servants; mīlita — closed; akṣam — his eyes; durādharṣam — invincible; mūrti-mantam — personified; iva — as if; analam — fire.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
These servants of Indra found the sage sitting in meditation, having just offered his prescribed oblations into the sacrificial fire. His eyes closed in trance, he seemed invincible, like fire personified.