स याचित: सुरगणैरिन्द्राद्यैरात्मरक्षणे । असुरेभ्य: परित्रस्तैस्तद्रक्षां सोऽकरोच्चिरम् ॥ १५ ॥
sa yācitaḥ sura-gaṇair indrādyair ātma-rakṣaṇe asurebhyaḥ paritrastais tad-rakṣāṁ so ’karoc ciram
- saḥ
- he
- yācitaḥ
- requested
- sura-gaṇaiḥ
- by the demigods
- indra-ādyaiḥ
- headed by Lord Indra
- ātma
- their own
- rakṣaṇe
- for protection
- asurebhyaḥ
- of the demons
- paritrastaiḥ
- who were terrified
- tat
- their
- rakṣām
- protection
- saḥ
- he
- akarot
- carried out
- ciram
- for a long time
Begged by Indra and the other demigods to help protect them when they were terrorized by the demons, Mucukunda defended them for a long time.