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Chapter 5: Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa

Verse 29 of 40
SB 6.5.29

इति तानपि राजेन्द्र प्रजासर्गधियो मुनिः उपेत्य नारदः प्राह वाचः कूटानि पूर्ववत्

iti tān api rājendra prajā-sarga-dhiyo muniḥ upetya nāradaḥ prāha vācaḥ kūṭāni pūrvavat

Synonyms

itithus; tānthem (the sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa known as the Savalāśvas); apialso; rājendraO King Parīkṣit; prajā-sarga-dhiyaḥwho were under the impression that begetting children was the most important duty; muniḥthe great sage; upetyaapproaching; nāradaḥNārada; prāhasaid; vācaḥwords; kūṭānienigmatic; pūrva-vatas he had done previously..

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, Nārada Muni approached these sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa, who were engaged in tapasya to beget children, and spoke enigmatic words to them just as he had spoken to their elder brothers.

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