Canto 9: LiberationChapter 16: Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World's Ruling Class

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.16.11

dṛṣṭvāgny-āgāra āsīnam

āveśita-dhiyaḿ munim

bhagavaty uttamaśloke

jaghnus te pāpa-niścayāḥ

SYNONYMS

dṛṣṭvā — by seeing; agni-āgāre — at the place where the fire sacrifice is performed; āsīnam — sitting; āveśita — completely absorbed; dhiyam — by intelligence; munim — the great sage Jamadagni; bhagavati — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; uttama-śloke — who is praised by the best of selected prayers; jaghnuḥ — killed; te — the sons of Kārtavīryārjuna; pāpa-niścayāḥ — determined to commit a greatly sinful act, or the personified sins.

TRANSLATION

The sons of Kārtavīryārjuna were determined to commit sinful deeds. Therefore when they saw Jamadagni sitting by the side of the fire to perform yajña and meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is praised by the best of selected prayers, they took the opportunity to kill him.

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