SB 7.3.2
TEXT 2
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TEXT
स तेपे मन्दरद्रोण्यां तपः परमदारुणम् ।
ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्नभोदृष्टिः पादाङ्गुष्ठाश्रितावनिः ॥ २ ॥ sa tepe mandara-dronyam
tapaḥ parama-darunam
ūrdhva-bahur nabho-drstiḥ
padahgusthasritavaniḥ
saḥ-he (Hiranyakasipu); tepe-performed; mandara-dronyam-in a valley of Mandara Hill; tapaḥ-austerity; parama-most; darunam-difficult; ūrdhva-raising; bahuḥ-arms; nabhaḥ-toward the sky; drstiḥ-his vision; pada-ahgustha-with the big toes of his feet; asrita-resting on; avaniḥ-the ground.
TRANSLATION
In the valley of Mandara Hill, Hiranyakasipu began performing his austerities by standing with his toes on the ground, keeping his arms upward and looking toward the sky. This position was extremely difficult, but he accepted it as a means to attain perfection.
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