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Chapter 7: Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati.

Verse 16 of 33
SB 6.7.16

एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य मघोनो भगवान्गृहात् बृहस्पतिर्गतो ऽदृष्टां गतिमध्यात्ममायया

evaṁ cintayatas tasya maghono bhagavān gṛhāt bṛhaspatir gato 'dṛṣṭāṁ gatim adhyātma-māyayā

Synonyms

evamthus; cintayataḥwhile thinking very seriously; tasyahe; maghonaḥIndra; bhagavānthe most powerful; gṛhātfrom his home; bṛhaspatiḥBṛhaspati; gataḥwent; adṛṣṭāminvisible; gatimto a state; adhyātmadue to being highly elevated in spiritual consciousness; māyayāby his potency..

Translation

While Indra, the King of the demigods, thought in this way and repented in his own assembly, Bṛhaspati, the most powerful spiritual master, understood his mind. Thus he became invisible to Indra and left home, for Bṛhaspati was spiritually more powerful than King Indra.

Verse 16 of 33
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