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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 10]
dadarśa himavad-droṇyām purīm guhyaka-saṅkulām
gatvā—going; udīcīm—northern; diśam—direction; rājā—King Dhruva; rudra-anucara—by followers of Rudra, Lord Śiva; sevitām—inhabited; dadarśa—saw; himavat—Himalayan; droṇyām—in a valley; purīm—a city; guhyaka—ghostly persons; saṅkulām—full of.
TRANSLATION
Dhruva Mahārāja went to the northern direction of the Himalayan range. In a valley he saw a city that was full of ghostly persons who were followers of Lord Śiva.
PURPORT
In this verse it is stated that the Yakṣas are more or less devotees of Lord Śiva. By this indication the Yakṣas may be taken to be the Himalayan tribes like the Tibetans.
TEXT 6
दध्मौ शङ्खं बृहद्धाहुः स्वं दिशश्चानुनादयन् ।
येनोद्धिग्रद्दशः क्षत्तरुपदेव्योऽत्रसन्भृशम् ॥ ६ ॥
dadhmau śaṅkham bṛhad-bāhuḥ kham diśaś cānunādayan yenodvigna-dṛśaḥ kṣattar upadevyo 'trasan bhṛśam
dadhmau—blew; śaṅkham—conchshell; bṛhat-bāhuḥ—the mighty-armed; kham—the sky; diśaḥ ca—and all directions; anunādayan—causing to resound; yena—by which; udvigna-dṛśaḥ—appeared to be very anxious; kṣattaḥ—my dear Vidura; upadevyaḥ—the wives of the Yakṣas; atrasan—became frightened; bhṛśam—greatly.
TRANSLATION
Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, as soon as Dhruva Mahārāja reached Alakāpurī, he immediately blew his conchshell, and the sound reverberated throughout the entire sky and in every direction. The wives of the Yakṣas became very much frightened. From their eyes it was apparent that they were full of anxiety.
TEXT 7
ततो निष्क्रम्य बलिन उपदेवमहामयः ।
यसहन्तस्तविनादयभिपेतुरुदायुधाः ॥ ७ ॥