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Chapter 1: The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone

Verse 44 of 45
SB 7.1.44

ततस्तौ राक्षसौ जातौ केशिन्यां विश्रवःसुतौ रावणः कुम्भकर्णश्च सर्वलोकोपतापनौ

tatas tau rākṣasau jātau keśinyāṁ viśravaḥ-sutau rāvaṇaḥ kumbhakarṇaś ca sarva-lokopatāpanau

Synonyms

tataḥ—thereafter; tau—the two doorkeepers (Jaya and Vijaya); rākṣasau—demons; jātau—born; keśinyām—in the womb of Keśinī; viśravaḥ-sutau—the sons of Viśravā; rāvaṇaḥ—Rāvaṇa; kumbhakarṇaḥ—Kumbhakarṇa; ca—and; sarva-loka—to all people; upatāpanau—giving misery..

Translation

Thereafter the same Jaya and Vijaya, the two doorkeepers of Lord Viṣṇu, took birth as Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa, begotten by Viśravā in the womb of Keśinī. They were extremely troublesome to all the people of the universe.

Verse 44 of 45