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Chapter 20: The Dynasty of Pūru

Verse 31 of 35
SB 9.20.31

जित्वा पुरासुरा देवान्ये रसौकांसि भेजिरे देवस्त्रियो रसां नीताः प्राणिभिः पुनराहरत्

jitvā purāsurā devān ye rasaukāṁsi bhejire deva-striyo rasāṁ nītāḥ prāṇibhiḥ punar āharat

Synonyms

jitvā—conquering; purā—formerly; asurāḥ—the demons; devān—the demigods; ye—all who; rasa-okāṁsi—in the lower planetary system known as Rasātala; bhejire—took shelter; deva-striyaḥ—the wives and daughters of the demigods; rasām—in the lower planetary system; nītāḥ—were brought; prāṇibhiḥ—with their own dear associates; punaḥ—again; āharat—brought back to their original places..

Translation

Formerly, after conquering the demigods, all the demons had taken shelter in the lower planetary system known as Rasātala and had brought all the wives and daughters of the demigods there also. Mahārāja Bharata, however, rescued all those women, along with their associates, from the clutches of the demons, and he returned them to the demigods.

Verse 31 of 35