तप्यमानं त्रिभुवनं प्राणायामैधसाग्निना । निर्गतेन मुनेर्मूर्ध्न: समीक्ष्य प्रभवस्त्रय: ॥ २१ ॥
tapyamanam tri-bhuvanam pranayamaidhasagnina nirgatena muner murdhnah samiksya prabhavas trayah
- tapyamanam
- while practicing austerities
- tri-bhuvanam
- the three worlds
- pranayama
- practice by breathing exercise
- edhasa
- fuel
- agnina
- by the fire
- nirgatena
- issuing out
- muneh
- of the great sage
- murdhnah
- the top of the head
- samiksya
- looking over
- prabhavah trayah
- the three great gods (Brahma, Visnu and Mahesvara).
While Atri Muni was engaged in these severe austerities, a blazing fire came out of his head by virtue of his breathing exercise, and that fire was seen by the three principal deities of the three worlds.