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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.11.33
bhratri-ghnan ity amarshitah
SYNONYMS
helanam -- disrespectful behavior; girisa -- of Lord Siva; bhratuh -- the brother; dhanadasya -- to Kuvera; tvaya -- by you; kritam -- was performed; yat -- because; jaghnivan -- you have killed; punya-janan -- the Yakshas; bhratri -- of your brother; ghnan -- killers; iti -- thus (thinking); amarshitah -- angry.
TRANSLATION
My dear Dhruva, you thought that the Yakshas killed your brother, and therefore you have killed great numbers of them. But by this action you have agitated the mind of Lord Siva's brother Kuvera, who is the treasurer of the demigods. Please note that your actions have been very disrespectful to Kuvera and Lord Siva.
PURPORT
Lord Manu stated that Dhruva Maharaja had been offensive to Lord Siva and his brother Kuvera because the Yakshas belonged to Kuvera's family. They were not ordinary persons. As such, they have been described as punya janan, pious men. Somehow or other the mind of Kuvera had been agitated, and Dhruva Maharaja was advised to pacify him.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness