ŚB 7.3.2
Devanagari
स तेपे मन्दरद्रोण्यां तप: परमदारुणम् ।
ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्नभोदृष्टि: पादाङ्गुष्ठाश्रितावनि: ॥ २ ॥
ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्नभोदृष्टि: पादाङ्गुष्ठाश्रितावनि: ॥ २ ॥
Verse text
sa tepe mandara-droṇyāṁ
tapaḥ parama-dāruṇam
ūrdhva-bāhur nabho-dṛṣṭiḥ
pādāṅguṣṭhāśritāvaniḥ
tapaḥ parama-dāruṇam
ūrdhva-bāhur nabho-dṛṣṭiḥ
pādāṅguṣṭhāśritāvaniḥ
Synonyms
saḥ — he (Hiraṇyakaśipu); tepe — performed; mandara-droṇyām — in a valley of Mandara Hill; tapaḥ — austerity; parama — most; dāruṇam — difficult; ūrdhva — raising; bāhuḥ — arms; nabhaḥ — toward the sky; dṛṣṭiḥ — his vision; pāda-aṅguṣṭha — with the big toes of his feet; āśrita — resting on; avaniḥ — the ground.
Translation
In the valley of Mandara Hill, Hiraṇyakaśipu 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.