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Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight with the Yakṣas
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TRANSLATION
The demon Yakṣas are by nature very heinous, and by their demoniac power of illusion they can create many strange phenomena to frighten one who is less intelligent.
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ध्रुवे प्रयुक्तामसुरैस्तां मायामतिदुस्तराम् । निशम्य तस्य मुनयः शमाशंसन् समागताः ॥२९॥
dhruve prayuktām asurais tām māyām atidustarām niśamya tasya munayaḥ śam āśamsan samāgatāḥ
dhruve—against Dhruva; prayuktām—inflicted; asuraiḥ—by the demons; tām—that; māyām—mystic power; atidustarām—very dangerous; niśamya—after hearing; tasya—his; munayaḥ—the great sages; śam—good fortune; āśamsan—giving encouragement for; samāgatāḥ—assembled.
TRANSLATION
When the great sages heard that Dhruva Mahārāja was overpowered by the illusory mystic tricks of the demons, they immediately assembled to offer him auspicious encouragement.
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मुनय ऊचुः
औत्तानपाद भगवांस्तव शार्ङ्गधन्वा देवः क्षिणोत्ववनतार्तिहरो विपक्षान् । यन्नामधेयमभिधाय निशम्य चाद्धा लोकोऽञ्जसा तरति दुस्तरमङ्ग मृत्युम् ॥३०॥
munaya ūcuḥ auttānapāda bhagavāms tava śārṅgadhanvā devaḥ kṣṇotv avanatārti-haro vipakṣān yan-nāmadheyam abhidhāya niśamya cāddhā loko 'ñjasā tarati dustaram aṅga mṛtyum
munayaḥ ūcuḥ—the sages said; auttānapāda—O son of King Uttānapāda; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tava—your; śārṅga-