ṛkṣa-rāja - of the king of the bears; bilam - the cave; bhīmam - terrifying; andhena tamasā - by blinding darkness; āvṛtam - covered; ekaḥ - alone; viveśa - entered; bhagavān - the Supreme Lord; avasthāpya - stationing; bahiḥ - outside; prajāḥ - the citizens.

The Lord stationed His subjects outside the terrifying, pitch-dark cave of the king of the bears, and then He entered alone.