436 { Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 10
dadarsa himavad-dronyam
purim guhyaka-sankulam
gatvd—going; udicim—northern; disam—direction; raja—King Dhruva;
rudra-anucara—by followers of Rudra, Lord Siva; sevitdm—inhabited;
dadarsa—saw; himavat—Himalayan; dronyaém—in a valley; purim—a city;
guhyaka—ghostly persons; sankulam—full of.
TRANSLATION
Dhruva Maharaja 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 Siva.
PURPORT
In this verse it is stated that the Yaksas are more or less devotees of
Lord Siva. By this indication the Yaksas may be taken to be the Himalayan
tribes like the Tibetans.
TEXT 6
qant ag tare: d feraameae |
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dadhmau gankham brhad-bahuh
kham digas canunadayan
yenodvigna-drsah ksattar
upadevyo ’trasan bhrsam
dadhmau—blew; sankham—conchshell; brhat-bahuh—the mighty-armed;
kham—the sky; disah ca~—and all directions; anunddayan—causing to re-
sound; yena—by which; udvigna-drsah—appeared to be very anxious;
ksattah—my dear Vidura; upadevyah—the wives of the Yaksas; atrasan—
became frightened; bhysam—greatly.
TRANSLATION
Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, as soon as Dhruva Maharaja
reached Alakapuri, he immediately blew his conchshell, and the sound
reverberated throughout the entire sky and in every direction. The wives of
the Yaksas became very much frightened. From their eyes it was apparent
that they were full of anxiety.
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amt frearq afer SIATAEMT: |
TATUNG: «II
