254 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 18

served; jihmah—deceitful; mrga-héd—a hunter; iva—like; mrga-
akrtih—in the form of a deer.

TRANSLATION

O King Pariksit, as the hunter of a deer becomes like a deer by
covering his body with deerskin and serving the deer, so Indra, al-
though at heart the enemy of the sons of Diti, became outwardly
friendly and served Diti in a faithful way. Indra’s purpose was to
cheat Diti as soon as he could find some fault in the way she dis-
charged the vows of the ritualistic ceremony. However, he wanted
to be undetected, and therefore he served her very carefuily.

TEXT 59
TArsgieor Tse Ald |
fect aa aa: ae: Har F Arla flag 14S)

nadhyagacchad vrata-cchidram
tai-paro ‘tha mahi-pate

cintam tivrdm gatah sakrah
kena me sydc chivam tv iha

na—not; adhyagacchat—could find; vrata-chidram—a fault in the
execution of the vow; tat-parah—intent upon that; atha—thereupon;
mahi-pate—O master of the world; cintaém—anxiety; tivram—intense;
gatah—obtained; sakrah—Indra; kena—how; me—my; sydt—can
there be; sivam—well-being; te—then; iha—here.

TRANSLATION

O master of the entire world, when Indra could find no faults,
he thought, ‘How will there be good fortune for me?”’ Thus he
was full of deep anxiety.

TEXT 60
TATA T AAS Adaya |
aepemaaate: Bary Feats sell
