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ŚB 9.17.15

Devanagari

गुरुणा हूयमानेऽग्नौ बलभित् तनयान् रजे: ।
अवधीद् भ्रंशितान् मार्गान्न कश्चिदवशेषित: ॥ १५ ॥

Text

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.