Indra’s Query on Karma-vipāka and the Viśvarūpa Episode
Lalitopākhyāna Context
तेन पापेन संयुक्तः पीडितश्च मुहुर्मुहुः / ततो मेरुगुहां नीत्वा बहूनब्दान्हि संस्थितः
tena pāpena saṃyuktaḥ pīḍitaśca muhurmuhuḥ / tato meruguhāṃ nītvā bahūnabdānhi saṃsthitaḥ
United with that sin and afflicted again and again, he then took it to a cave in Mount Meru and resided there for many years.