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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.16.12
rama-matratidarunah
SYNONYMS
yacyamanah -- being begged for the life of her husband; kripanaya -- by the poor unprotected woman; rama-matra -- by the mother of Lord Parasurama; ati-darunah -- very cruel; prasahya -- by force; sirah -- the head of Jamadagni; utkritya -- having separated; ninyuh -- took away; te -- the sons of Kartaviryarjuna; kshatra-bandhavah -- not kshatriyas, but the most abominable sons of kshatriyas.
TRANSLATION
With pitiable prayers, Renuka, the mother of Parasurama and wife of Jamadagni, begged for the life of her husband. But the sons of Kartaviryarjuna, being devoid of the qualities of kshatriyas, were so cruel that despite her prayers they forcibly cut off his head and took it away.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness