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Chapter 3: The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Verse 36 of 42
SB 10.3.36

एवं वां तप्यतोस्तीव्रं तपः परमदुष्करम् दिव्यवर्षसहस्राणि द्वादशेयुर्मदात्मनोः

evaṁ vāṁ tapyatos tīvraṁ tapaḥ parama-duṣkaram divya-varṣa-sahasrāṇi dvādaśeyur mad-ātmanoḥ

Synonyms

evamin this way; vāmfor both of you; tapyatoḥexecuting austerities; tīvramvery severe; tapaḥausterity; parama-duṣkaramextremely difficult to execute; divya-varṣacelestial years, or years counted according to the higher planetary system; sahasrāṇithousand; dvādaśatwelve; īyuḥpassed; mat-ātmanoḥsimply engaged in consciousness of Me..

Translation

Thus you spent twelve thousand celestial years performing difficult activities of tapasya in consciousness of Me [Kṛṣṇa consciousness].

Verse 36 of 42
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