Canto 7: The Science of GodChapter 2: Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.2.18-19

śakuniḿ śambaraḿ dhṛṣṭiḿ

bhūtasantāpanaḿ vṛkam

kālanābhaḿ mahānābhaḿ

hariśmaśrum athotkacam

tan-mātaraḿ ruṣābhānuḿ

ditiḿ ca jananīḿ girā

ślakṣṇayā deśa-kāla-jña

idam āha janeśvara

SYNONYMS

śakunim — Śakuni; śambaramŚambara; dhṛṣṭim — Dhṛṣṭi; bhūtasantāpanam — Bhūtasantāpana; vṛkamVṛka; kālanābham — Kālanābha; mahānābham — Mahānābha; hariśmaśrum — Hariśmaśru; athaas well as; utkacamUtkaca; tat-mātaram — their mother; ruṣābhānum — Ruṣābhānu; ditimDiti; ca — and; jananīm — his own mother; girā — by words; ślakṣṇayā — very sweet; deśa-kāla-jñaḥ — who was expert in understanding the time and situation; idam — this; āha — said; jana-īśvaraO King.

TRANSLATION

O King, Hiraṇyakaśipu was extremely angry, but since he was a great politician, he knew how to act according to the time and situation. With sweet words he began pacifying his nephews, whose names were Śakuni, Śambara, Dhṛṣṭi, Bhūtasantāpana, Vṛka, Kālanābha, Mahānābha, Hariśmaśru and Utkaca. He also consoled their mother, his sister-in-law, Ruṣābhānu, as well as his own mother, Diti. He spoke to them all as follows.

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