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ते सहस्रं तु वर्षाणां वातभक्षास्सुदारुणाः ॥ तपस्तेपुर्दुरात्मानः परं तापमुपागताः ॥ २१ ॥
Taking in only air and enduring excessive heat and distress, the terrible and wicked souls continued the penance for a thousand years.
english translation
वर्षाणां तु सहस्रं वै मस्तकेनास्थितास्तथा ॥ वर्षाणां तु शतेनैव ऊर्द्ध्वबाहव आसिताः ॥२२॥
They remained standing on their heads for a thousand years. They remained standing with their arms lifted for hundred years.
english translation
एवं दुःखं परं प्राप्ता दुराग्रहपरा इमे ॥ ईदृक्ते संस्थिता दैत्या दिवारात्रमतंद्रिता ॥ २३ ॥
Thus they bore extreme distress in their tenacious evil intent. They remained alert day and night.
english translation
एवं तेषां गतः कालो महान् सुतपतां मुने ॥ ब्रह्मात्मनां तारकाणां धर्मेणेति मतिर्मम ॥ २४ ॥
O sage, thus many years elapsed even as they performed the penance. I think they had a virtuous dedication of their souls in Brahmā, these sons of Tāraka.
english translation
प्रादुरासीत्ततो ब्रह्मा सुरासुरगुरुर्महान् ॥ संतुष्टस्तपसा तेषां वरं दातुं महायशाः ॥ २५ ॥
Satisfied by their penance, Brahmā the supreme lord of the gods and Asuras, of great glory, appeared in front of them in order to grant them boons.
english translation