तमत्रिर्भगवानैक्षत्त्वरमाणं विहायसा । आमुक्तमिव पाखण्डं योऽधर्मे धर्मविभ्रम: ॥ १२ ॥
tam atrir bhagavan aiksat tvaramanam vihayasa amuktam iva pakhandam yo ’dharme dharma-vibhramah
- tam
- King Indra
- atrih
- the sage Atri
- bhagavan
- most powerful
- aiksat
- could see
- tvaramanam
- moving very hastily
- vihayasa
- in outer space
- amuktam iva
- like a liberated person
- pakhandam
- imposter
- yah
- one who
- adharme
- in irreligion
- dharma
- religion
- vibhramah
- mistaking.
When King Indra was taking away the horse, he dressed himself to appear as a liberated person. Actually this dress was a form of cheating, for it falsely created an impression of religion. When Indra went into outer space in this way, the great sage Atri saw him and understood the whole situation.