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Chapter 7: The Descendants of King Māndhātā

Verse 21 of 24
SB 9.7.21

ततः पुरुषमेधेन हरिश्चन्द्रो महायशाः मुक्तोदरो ऽयजद्देवान्वरुणादीन्महत्कथः

tataḥ puruṣa-medhena hariścandro mahā-yaśāḥ muktodaro 'yajad devān varuṇādīn mahat-kathaḥ

Synonyms

tataḥthereafter; puruṣa-medhenaby sacrificing a man in the yajña; hariścandraḥKing Hariścandra; mahā-yaśāḥvery famous; mukta-udaraḥbecame free from dropsy; ayajatoffered sacrifices; devānunto the demigods; varuṇa-ādīnheaded by Varuṇa and others; mahat-kathaḥfamous in history with other exalted personalities..

Translation

Thereafter, the famous King Hariścandra, one of the exalted persons in history, performed grand sacrifices by sacrificing a man and pleased all the demigods. In this way his dropsy created by Varuṇa was cured.

Verse 21 of 24