Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 17: The Dynasties of the Sons of Purūravā |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.17.15
guruṇā hūyamāne 'gnau
balabhit tanayān rajeḥ
avadhīd bhraḿśitān mārgān
na kaścid avaśeṣitaḥ
SYNONYMS
guruṇā — by the spiritual master (Bṛhaspati); hūyamāne agnau — while oblations were being offered in the fire of sacrifice; balabhit — Indra; tanayān — the sons; rajeḥ — of Rajī; avadhīt — killed; bhraḿśitān — fallen; mārgāt — from the moral principles; na — not; kaścit — anyone; avaśeṣitaḥ — remained alive.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, offered oblations in the fire so that the sons of Rajī would fall from moral principles. When they fell, Lord Indra killed them easily because of their degradation. Not a single one of them remained alive.
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