Text 30] Dhruva Maharaja’s Fight with the Yaksas 449

TRANSLATION

The demon Yaksas 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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dhruve prayuktam asurais
tam mayam atidustaram

nigamya tasya munayah
Sam asamsan samagatah

dhruve—against Dhruva; prayuktam—inflicted; asuraih-by the demons;
tam—that; mayam—mystic power; atidustaram—very dangerous; nisamya—
after hearing; tasya—his; munayah—the great sages; sam—good fortune;
asamsan—giving encouragement for; samagatah—assembled.

TRANSLATION

When the great sages heard that Dhruva Maharaja was overpowered by
the illusory mystic tricks of the demons, they immediately assembled to
offer him auspicious encouragement.

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SRASHA TT TAA FTA URoll

munaya ticuh
auttanapada bhagavams tava sarigadhanva
devah ksinotv avanatarti-haro vipaksan
yan-namadheyam abhidhaya nigamya caddha
loko “fijasd tarati dustaram anga mrtyum

munayah ticuh—the sages said; auttanapadda—O son of King Uttanapada;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tava—your; Ssariga-
