SB 12.6.17 • मूल श्लोक

सर्पसत्रे समिद्धाग्नौ दह्यमानान् महोरगान् । द‍ृष्ट्वेन्द्रं भयसंविग्नस्तक्षक: शरणं ययौ ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

sarpa-satre samiddhāgnau dahyamānān mahoragān dṛṣṭvendraṁ bhaya-saṁvignas takṣakaḥ śaraṇaṁ yayau

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

sarpa-satre — in the snake sacrifice; samiddha — blazing; agnau — in the fire; dahyamānān — being burned; mahā-uragān — the great serpents; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; indram — to Indra; bhaya — with fear; saṁvignaḥ — very disturbed; takṣakaḥ — Takṣaka; śaraṇam — for shelter; yayau — went.

Translation

“When Takṣaka saw even the most powerful serpents being burned in the blazing fire of that snake sacrifice, he was overwhelmed with fear and approached Lord Indra for shelter.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda