Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.88.23

sa tad-vara-parīkṣārthaḿ

śambhor mūrdhni kilāsuraḥ

sva-hastaḿ dhātum ārebhe

so 'bibhyat sva-kṛtāc chivaḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he; tat — his (Lord Śiva's); vara — the benediction; parīkṣā-artham — in order to test; śambhoḥ — of Lord Śiva; mūrdhni — on the head; kila — indeed; asuraḥ — the demon; sva — his own; hastam — hand; dhātum — to put; ārebhe — he tried; saḥ — he; abibhyat — became afraid; sva — by himself; kṛtāt — because of what had been done; śivaḥ — Lord Śiva.

TRANSLATION

To test Lord Śambhu's benediction, the demon then tried to put his hand on the Lord's head. Thus Śiva was frightened because of what he himself had done.

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