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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

yaḥhe who; priya-arthamfor the satisfaction; utaṅkasyaof the great sage Utaṅka; dhundhu-nāmaof the name Dhundhu; asurama demon; balīvery powerful (Kuvalayāśva); sutānāmof sons; eka-viṁśatyāby twenty-one; sahasraiḥthousands; ahanatkilled; vṛtaḥsurrounded..

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.

Verse 22 of 48
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