SB 10.66.35 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

तमाभिचारदहनमायान्तं द्वारकौकस: । विलोक्य तत्रसु: सर्वे वनदाहे मृगा यथा ॥ ३५ ॥

Verse text

tam ābhicāra-dahanam āyāntaṁ dvārakaukasaḥ vilokya tatrasuḥ sarve vana-dāhe mṛgā yathā

Synonyms

tam — him ; ābhicāra — created by the abhicāra ritual ; dahanam — the fire ; āyāntam — approaching ; dvārakā — okasaḥ — the residents of Dvārakā ; vilokya — seeing ; tatrasuḥ — became frightened ; sarve — all ; vana — dāhe — when there is a forest fire ; mṛgāḥ — animals ; yathā — as .

Translation

Seeing the approacḥ of the fiery demon created by the abhicāra ritual, the residents of Dvārakā were all struck with fear, like animals terrified by a forest fire.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Seeing the approacḥ of the fiery demon created by the abhicāra ritual, the residents of Dvārakā were all struck with fear, like animals terrified by a forest fire. KB 10.66.35 When he entered the city of Dvārakā, all the residents panicked, just like animals in a forest fire.

Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Seeing him approach from a distance they became frightened, like animals thinking that a fire will burn down the forest.

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

The people had great terror because of no place to flee, like animals in a forest fire.