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Chapter 17: The Dynasties of the Sons of Purūravā

Verse 15 of 15
SB 9.17.15

गुरुणा हूयमाने ऽग्नौ बलभित्तनयान्रजेः अवधीद्भ्रंशितान्मार्गान्न कश्चिदवशेषितः

guruṇā hūyamāne 'gnau balabhit tanayān rajeḥ avadhīd bhraṁśitān mārgān na kaścid avaśeṣitaḥ

Synonyms

guruṇāby the spiritual master (Bṛhaspati); hūyamāne agnauwhile oblations were being offered in the fire of sacrifice; balabhitIndra; tanayānthe sons; rajeḥof Rajī; avadhītkilled; bhraṁśitānfallen; mārgātfrom the moral principles; nanot; kaścitanyone; avaśeṣitaḥremained alive..

Translation

Thereafter, Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, offered oblations in the fire so that the sons of Rajī would fall from moral principles. When they fell, Lord Indra killed them easily because of their degradation. Not a single one of them remained alive.

Verse 15 of 15
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