Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 16: Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World's Ruling Class |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.16.27
evaḿ bhṛguṣu viśvātmā
bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ
avatīrya paraḿ bhāraḿ
bhuvo 'han bahuśo nṛpān
SYNONYMS
evam — in this way; bhṛguṣu — in the dynasty of Bhṛgu; viśva-ātmā — the soul of the universe, the Supersoul; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hariḥ — the Lord; īśvaraḥ — the supreme controller; avatīrya — appearing as an incarnation; param — great; bhāram — the burden; bhuvaḥ — of the world; ahan — killed; bahuśaḥ — many times; nṛpān — kings.
TRANSLATION
In this way the supreme soul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord and the supreme controller, descended as an incarnation in the Bhṛgu dynasty and released the universe from the burden of undesirable kings by killing them many times.
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