Canto 9: LiberationChapter 6: The Downfall of Saubhari Muni

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.6.19

jitva param dhanam sarvam

sastrikam vajra-panaye

pratyayacchat sa rajarshir

iti namabhir ahritah

SYNONYMS

jitva -- conquering; param -- enemies; dhanam -- wealth; sarvam -- everything; sa-strikam -- with their wives; vajra-panaye -- unto Indra, who carries the thunderbolt; pratyayacchat -- returned and delivered; sah -- that; raja-rishih -- saintly king (Puranjaya); iti -- thus; namabhih -- by names; ahritah -- was called.

TRANSLATION

After conquering the enemy, the saintly king Puranjaya gave everything, including the enemy's riches and wives, to Indra, who carries a thunderbolt. For this he is celebrated as Puranjaya. Thus Puranjaya is known by different names because of his different activities.

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