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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.18

తమాపతన్తం స విలక్ష్య దూరాత్ కుమారహోద్విగ్నమనా రథేన । పరాద్రవత్ప్రాణపరీప్సురుర్వ్యాం యావద్గమం రుద్రభయాద్యథా క: ॥ ౧౮ ॥
tam āpatantaṁ sa vilakṣya dūrāt
[tam aapatantam sa vilakshya dooraat]
kumāra-hodvigna-manā rathena
[kumaara-hodvigna-manaa rathena]
parādravat prāṇa-parīpsur urvyāṁ
[paraadravat praana-pareepsur urvyaam]
yāvad-gamaṁ rudra-bhayād yathā kaḥ
[yaavad-gamam rudra-bhayaad yathaa kah]
tam — him āpatantam — coming over furiously saḥ — he vilakṣya — seeing dūrāt — from a distance kumāra-hā — the murderer of the princes udvigna-manāḥ — disturbed in mind rathena — on the chariot parādravat — fled prāṇa — life parīpsuḥ — for protecting urvyām — with great speed yāvat-gamam — as he fled rudra-bhayāt — by fear of Śiva yathā — as kaḥ — Brahmā (or arkaḥ — Sūrya).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tam āpatantaṁ sa vilakṣya dūrāt
tam
him
āpatantam
coming over furiously
saḥ
he
vilakṣya
seeing
dūrāt
from a distance
kumāra-hodvigna-manā rathena
kumāra-hā
the murderer of the princes
parādravat prāṇa-parīpsur urvyāṁ
yāvad-gamaṁ rudra-bhayād yathā kaḥ
udvigna-manāḥ
disturbed in mind
rathena
on the chariot
parādravat
fled
prāṇa
life
parīpsuḥ
for protecting
urvyām
with great speed
yāvat-gamam
as he fled
rudra-bhayāt
by fear of Śiva
yathā
as
kaḥ
Brahmā (or arkaḥ — Sūrya).
Aśvatthāmā, the murderer of the princes, seeing from a great distance Arjuna coming at him with great speed, fled in his chariot, panic stricken, just to save his life, as Brahmā fled in fear from Śiva.

According to the reading matter, either kaḥ or arkaḥ, there are two references in the Purāṇas. Kaḥ means Brahmā, who once became allured by his daughter and began to follow her, which infuriated Śiva, who attacked Brahmā with his trident. Brahmājī fled in fear of his life. As far as arkaḥ is concerned, there is a reference in the Vāmana Purāṇa. There was a demon by the name Vidyunmālī who was gifted with a glowing golden airplane which traveled to the back of the sun, and night disappeared because of the glowing effulgence of this plane. Thus the sun-god became angry, and with his virulent rays he melted the plane. This enraged Lord Śiva. Lord Śiva then attacked the sun-god, who fled away and at last fell down at Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), and the place became famous as Lolārka.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing Arjuna pursuing on his chariot from far off, the killer of children became disturbed in mind. Desiring to save his life, he fled as fast as he could over the ground, just as Brahmā fled out of fear of Śiva.
Commentary

When Brahmā (kaḥ) became desirous of his daughter, taking the form of a deer, he fled in fear from Śiva. In the same manner Aśvatthāmā fled from Arjuna. In another version the word arka (sun) is used instead of kaḥ. This is a story from the Vāmana Purāṇa. A demon named Vidyunmālī, a follower of Śiva, pursued the sun on a golden chariot given by Śiva. Due to the effulgence from the chariot, night disappeared. The sun became angry and melted the chariot with his heat and made it fall from the sky. Śiva appeared and the sun fled in fear. The sun fell down at Vārāṇasī, and became known as Lolārka (unsteady sun).

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