vidhÅ«ya tad ameyÄtmÄ
bhagavÄn dharma-gub vibhuḥ
miá¹£ato daÅ›amÄsasya
tatraivÄntardadhe hariḥ
Dharmagup means “the Lord who maintains his quality of being affectionate to his devotee.†He was seen by Pariksit who was just about to be born, being ten months in the womb (dasamasasya). The Lord disappeared there, where he was situated, without going elsewhere, because he is all powerful (vibhuh). He entered the womb and, attracting Pariksit’s mind (harih, attractor), he then disappeared. This is the quality of the thief: he enters in and then disappears. Like a deceitful night prowler, he had entered into the womb to steal Pariksit’s mind. This metaphor is implied.