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Chapter 11: Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting

Verse 33 of 35
SB 4.11.33

हेलनं गिरिशभ्रातुर्धनदस्य त्वया कृतम् यज्जघ्निवान्पुण्यजनान्भ्रातृघ्नानित्यमर्षितः

helanaṁ giriśa-bhrātur dhanadasya tvayā kṛtam yaj jaghnivān puṇya-janān bhrātṛ-ghnān ity amarṣitaḥ

Synonyms

helanamdisrespectful behavior; giriśaof Lord Śiva; bhrātuḥthe brother; dhana-dasyato Kuvera; tvayāby you; kṛtamwas performed; yatbecause; jaghnivānyou have killed; puṇya-janānthe Yakṣas; bhrātṛof your brother; ghnānkillers; itithus (thinking); amarṣitaḥangry..

Translation

My dear Dhruva, you thought that the Yakṣas killed your brother, and therefore you have killed great numbers of them. But by this action you have agitated the mind of Lord Śiva's brother, Kuvera, who is the treasurer of the demigods. Please note that your actions have been very disrespectful to Kuvera and Lord Śiva.

Purport

Lord Manu stated that Dhruva Mahārāja had been offensive to Lord Śiva and his brother Kuvera because the Yakṣas belonged to Kuvera's family. They were not ordinary persons. As such, they have been described as puṇya-jana, pious men. Somehow or other the mind of Kuvera had been agitated, and Dhruva Mahārāja was advised to pacify him.

Verse 33 of 35
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