Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vasudeva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.66.29

prīto 'vimukte bhagavāḿs

tasmai varam adād vibhuḥ

pitṛ-hantṛ-vadhopāyaḿ

sa vavre varam īpsitam

SYNONYMS

prītaḥ — satisfied; avimukte — at Avimukta, an especially holy area within the district of Kāśī; bhagavān — Lord Śiva; tasmaito him; varama choice of benedictions; adāt — gave; vibhuḥ — the powerful demigod; pitṛ — of his father; hantṛ — the killer; vadhato slay; upāyam — the means; saḥhe; vavre — chose; varamas his benediction; īpsitam — desired.

TRANSLATION

Satisfied by the worship, the powerful Lord Śiva appeared in the sacred precinct of Avimukta and offered Sudakṣiṇa his choice of benedictions. The prince chose as his benediction a means to slay his father's killer.

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