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Chapter 6: The Downfall of Saubhari Muni

Verse 22 of 48
SB 9.6.22

यः प्रियार्थमुतंकस्य धुन्धुनामासुरं बली सुतानामेकविंशत्या सहस्रैरहनद्वृतः

yaḥ priyārtham utaṅkasya dhundhu-nāmāsuraṁ balī sutānām eka-viṁśatyā sahasrair ahanad vṛtaḥ

Synonyms

yaḥ—he who; priya-artham—for the satisfaction; utaṅkasya—of the great sage Utaṅka; dhundhu-nāma—of the name Dhundhu; asuram—a demon; balī—very powerful (Kuvalayāśva); sutānām—of sons; eka-viṁśatyā—by twenty-one; sahasraiḥ—thousands; ahanat—killed; vṛtaḥ—surrounded..

Translation

To satisfy the sage Utaṅka, the greatly powerful Kuvalayāśva killed a demon named Dhundhu. He did this with the assistance of his twenty-one thousand sons.

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