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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.6.13
parshnigraho vrito viro
devair daitya-parajitaih
SYNONYMS
krita-antah -- a devastating war; asit -- there was; samarah -- a fight; devanam -- of the demigods; saha -- with; danavaih -- the demons; parshnigrahah -- a very good assistant; vritah -- accepted; virah -- a hero; devaih -- by the demigods; daitya -- by the demons; parajitaih -- who had been conquered.
TRANSLATION
Formerly, there was a devastating war between the demigods and the demons. The demigods, having been defeated, accepted Puranjaya as their assistant and then conquered the demons. Therefore this hero is known as Puranjaya, "he who conquered the residence of the demons."
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