SB 12.8.14

SB 12.8.14

Devanagari

तस्यैवं युञ्जतश्चित्तं महायोगेन योगिन: ।
व्यतीयाय महान् कालो मन्वन्तरषडात्मक: ॥ १४ ॥

Verse text

tasyaivaṁ yuñjataś cittaṁ
mahā-yogena yoginaḥ
vyatīyāya mahān kālo
manvantara-ṣaḍ-ātmakaḥ

Synonyms

tasya he ; evam thus ; yuñjataḥ while fixing ; cittam his mind ; mahā-yogena by powerful practice of yoga ; yoginaḥ the mystic sage ; vyatīyāya passed by ; mahān a great ; kālaḥ period of time ; manu-antara lifetimes of Manu ; ṣaṭ six ; ātmakaḥ consisting of.

Translation

While the mystic sage thus concentrated his mind by powerful yoga practice, the tremendous period of six lifetimes of Manu passed by.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

While the yogī concentrated his mind by powerful yoga practice, the great expanse of six Manvantaras passed.