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Chapter 16: Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World's Ruling Class

Verse 30 of 35
SB 9.16.30

पुत्रं कृत्वा शुनःशेफं देवरातं च भार्गवम् आजीगर्तं सुतानाह ज्येष्ठ एष प्रकल्प्यताम्

putraṁ kṛtvā śunaḥśephaṁ devarātaṁ ca bhārgavam ājīgartaṁ sutān āha jyeṣṭha eṣa prakalpyatām

Synonyms

putrama son; kṛtvāaccepting; śunaḥśephamwhose name was Śunaḥśepha; devarātamDevarāta, whose life was saved by the demigods; caalso; bhārgavamborn in the Bhṛgu dynasty; ājīgartamthe son of Ajīgarta; sutānto his own sons; āhaordered; jyeṣṭhaḥthe eldest; eṣaḥŚunaḥśepha; prakalpyatāmaccept as such..

Translation

Viśvāmitra accepted the son of Ajīgarta known as Śunaḥśepha, who was born in the Bhṛgu dynasty and was also known as Devarāta, as one of his own sons. Viśvāmitra ordered his other sons to accept Śunaḥśepha as their eldest brother.

Verse 30 of 35
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