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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

guruṇā—by the spiritual master (Bṛhaspati); hūyamāne agnau—while oblations were being offered in the fire of sacrifice; balabhit—Indra; tanayān—the sons; rajeḥ—of Rajī; avadhīt—killed; bhraṁśitān—fallen; mārgāt—from the moral principles; na—not; kaścit—anyone; avaśeṣitaḥ—remained 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