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Chapter 10: Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight With the Yakṣas

Verse 3 of 28
SB 4.10.3

उत्तमस्त्वकृतोद्वाहो मृगयायां बलीयसा हतः पुण्यजनेनाद्रौ तन्मातास्य गतिं गता

uttamas tv akṛtodvāho mṛgayāyāṁ balīyasā hataḥ puṇya-janenādrau tan-mātāsya gatiṁ gatā

Synonyms

uttamaḥ—Uttama; tu—but; akṛta—without; udvāhaḥ—marriage; mṛgayāyām—on a hunting excursion; balīyasā—very powerful; hataḥ—was killed; puṇya-janena—by a Yakṣa; adrau—on the Himalaya Mountains; tat—his; mātā—mother (Suruci); asya—of her son; gatim—way; gatā—followed..

Translation

Dhruva Mahārāja's younger brother Uttama, who was still unmarried, once went on a hunting excursion and was killed by a powerful Yakṣa in the Himalaya Mountains. Along with him, his mother, Suruci, also followed the path of her son [died].

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