स तेपे मन्दरद्रोण्यां तप: परमदारुणम् । ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्नभोदृष्टि: पादाङ्गुष्ठाश्रितावनि: ॥ २ ॥
sa tepe mandara-dronyam tapah parama-darunam urdhva-bahur nabho-drstih padangusthasritavanih
- sah
- he (Hiranyakasipu)
- tepe
- performed
- mandara-dronyam
- in a valley of Mandara Hill
- tapah
- austerity
- parama
- most
- darunam
- difficult
- urdhva
- raising
- bahuh
- arms
- nabhah
- toward the sky
- drstih
- his vision
- pada-angustha
- with the big toes of his feet
- asrita
- resting on
- avanih
- the ground.
In the valley of Mandara Hill, Hiranyakasipu 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.