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Chapter 7.172 - Verse 83

Sanskrit Text

भवान्देववत्प्राज्ञो ज्ञात्वा भवमयं जगत् अवाकर्षस्त्वमात्मानं नियमैस्तत्प्रियेप्सया

English Translation

Being embodied, your intelligent self considered the world to be pervaded by Mahadeva; and then for propitiating that god you emaciated your body by the observance of hard vows.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

स | भवान् | देव + वत् | प्राज्ञो | ज्ञात्वा | भव + मय | जगत्
अवकृष् + त्वद् | आत्मानं | नियम + तद् + प्रिय + ईप्सा