Canto 9: LiberationChapter 7: The Descendants of King Mandhata

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.7.2

narmada bhratribhir datta

purukutsaya yoragaih

taya rasatalam nito

bhujagendra-prayuktaya

SYNONYMS

narmada -- by the name Narmada; bhratribhih -- by her brothers; datta -- was given in charity; purukutsaya -- unto Purukutsa; ya -- she who; uragaih -- by the serpents (sarpa-gana); taya -- by her; rasatalam -- to the lower region of the universe; nitah -- was brought; bhujaga-indra-prayuktaya -- engaged by Vasuki, the King of the serpents.

TRANSLATION

The serpent brothers of Narmada gave Narmada to Purukutsa. Being sent by Vasuki, she took Purukutsa to the lower region of the universe.

PURPORT

Before describing the descendants of Purukutsa, the son of Mandhata, Sukadeva Gosvami first describes how Purukutsa was married to Narmada, who was induced to take him to the lower region of the universe.

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