Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.16.14

tad upaśrutya dūrasthā

hā rāmety ārtavat svanam

tvarayāśramam āsādya

dadṛśuḥ pitaraḿ hatam

SYNONYMS

tat — that crying of Reṇukā; upaśrutya — upon hearing; dūra-sthāḥ — although staying a long distance away; hā rāma — O Rāma, O Rāma; iti — thus; ārta-vat — very aggrieved; svanam — the sound; tvarayā — very hastily; āśramam — to the residence of Jamadagni; āsādya — coming; dadṛśuḥ — saw; pitaram — the father; hatam — killed.

TRANSLATION

Although the sons of Jamadagni, including Lord Paraśurāma, were a long distance from home, as soon as they heard Reṇukā loudly calling "O Rāma, O my son," they hastily returned to the āśrama, where they saw their father already killed.

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