Canto 9: LiberationChapter 9: The Dynasty of Amśumān

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.9.25

rākshasam bhāvam āpannah

pāde kalmāshatām gatah

vyavāya-kāle dadriśe

vanauko-dampatī dvijau

SYNONYMS

rākshasamman-eating; bhāvam — propensity; āpannah — having gotten; pāde — on the leg; kalmāshatāma black spot; gatah — obtained; vyavāya-kāle — at the time of sexual intercourse; dadriśehe saw; vana-okah — living in the forest; dam-patīa husband and wife; dvijau — who were brāhmanas.

TRANSLATION

Saudāsa thus acquired the propensity of a man-eater and received on his leg a black spot, for which he was known as Kalmāshapāda. Once King Kalmāshapāda saw a brāhmana couple engaged in sexual intercourse in the forest.

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