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ŚB 10.56.19

Devanagari

ऋक्षराजबिलं भीममन्धेन तमसावृतम् ।
एको विवेश भगवानवस्थाप्य बहि: प्रजा: ॥ १९ ॥

Text

ṛkṣa-rāja-bilaṁ bhīmam
andhena tamasāvṛtam
eko viveśa bhagavān
avasthāpya bahiḥ prajāḥ

Synonyms

ṛkṣa-rāja — of the king of the bears; bilam — the cave; bhīmam — terrifying; andhena tamasā — by blinding darkness; āvṛtam — covered; ekaḥ — alone; viveśa — entered; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; avasthāpya — stationing; bahiḥ — outside; prajāḥ — the citizens.

Translation

The Lord stationed His subjects outside the terrifying, pitch-dark cave of the king of the bears, and then He entered alone.