208 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 4

vindhya-padan upavrajya
so ’carad duskaram tapah

tam—that; abrmhitam—not increasing; dlokya—seeing; praja-
sargam—the creation of the living entities; prajapatih—Daksa, the
generator of living entities; vindhya-padan—the mountains near the
Vindhya mountain range; upavrajya—going to; sah—he; acarat—exe-
cuted; duskaram—very difficult; tapah—austerities.

TRANSLATION

But when Prajapati Daksa saw that he was not properly generat-
ing all kinds of living entities, he approached a mountain near the
Vindhya mountain range, and there he executed very difficult
austerities.

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tatraghamarsanam nama
tirtham papa-harar param
upasprsy@nusavanam

tapasatosayad dharim

tatra—there; | aghamarsanam—Aghamarsana; ndma—named;
tirtham—the holy place; papa-haram—suitable for destroying all sinful
reactions; param—best; upaosprsya—performing acamana and bathing;
anusavanam—regularly; tapasi—by austerity; atosayat—caused
pleasure; harim—to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Near that mountain was a very holy place named Aghamarsana.
There Prajapati Daksa executed ritualistic ceremonies and satisfied
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, by engaging in great
austerities to please Him.
