128 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 4

Jata-dharas tdpasa dpluto ’cyutam
samarcayam dsa kulacalasramah

sah—that Indradyumna Maharaja; ekada@—once upon a time;
Gradhana-kale—at the time of worshiping the Deity; dtmavan—
engaged in devotional service in meditation with great attention;
grhita—taken; mauna-vratah—the vow of silence (not talking with
anyone); isvaram—the supreme controller; harim—the Personality of
Godhead; jata-dharah—with matted locks; tapasah—always engaged in
austerity; Gplutah—always merged in love for the Supreme Personality
of Godhead; acyutam—the infallible Lord; samarcayam dsa—was
worshiping; kuldcala-asramah—he made his dsrama in Kulacala (the

Malaya Hills).

TRANSLATION

Indradyumna Maharaja retired from family life and went to the
Malaya Hills, where he had a small cottage for his 4srama. He wore
matted locks on his head and always engaged in austerities. Once,
while observing a vow of silence, he was fully engaged in the wor-

ship of the Lord and absorbed in the ecstasy of love of Godhead.

TEXT 9

FEU TA Aalag gla:
aarrafesarn: ofifra: |

4 fteq acultagareoniaa
WIV AAAGHT «= ZU I

yadrechaya tatra mahé-yasé munih
samagamac chisya-ganaih parisritah

tam viksya tisnim akrtarhanadikam
rahasy updsinam rsis cukopa ha

yadrcchayé—out of his own will (without being invited); tatra—
there; mahd-yasadh—very celebrated, well-known; munih—Agastya
Muni; samdagamat—arrived;  Sisya-ganaih—by his disciples;
