Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9 - Chapter 16

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 16 Sanskrit: विलप्यैवं पितुर्देहं निधाय भ्रातृषु स्वयम् ।प्रगृह्य परशुं राम: क्षत्रान्ताय मनो दधे ॥ १६ ॥ ITRANS: vilapyaivaṁ pitur dehaṁnidhāya bhrātṛṣu svayampragṛhya paraśuṁ rāmaḥkṣatrāntāya mano dadhe Translation: Thus lamenting, Lord Paraśurāma entrusted his father’s dead body to his brothers and personally took up his axe, having decided to put an end to all the kṣatriyas on the surface of the world. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: गत्वा माहिष्मतीं रामो ब्रह्मघ्नविहतश्रियम् ।तेषां स शीर्षभी राजन् मध्ये चक्रे महागिरिम् ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: gatvā māhiṣmatīṁ rāmobrahma-ghna-vihata-śriyamteṣāṁ sa śīrṣabhī rājanmadhye cakre mahā-girim Translation: O King, Lord Paraśurāma then went to Māhiṣmatī, which was already doomed by the sinful killing of a brāhmaṇa. In the midst of that city he made a mountain of heads, severed from the bodies of the sons of Kārtavīryārjuna....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20 Sanskrit: पितु: कायेन सन्धाय शिर आदाय बर्हिषि ।सर्वदेवमयं देवमात्मानमयजन्मखै: ॥ २० ॥ ITRANS: pituḥ kāyena sandhāyaśira ādāya barhiṣisarva-devamayaṁ devamātmānam ayajan makhaiḥ Translation: Thereafter, Paraśurāma joined his father’s head to the dead body and placed the whole body and head upon kuśa grass. By offering sacrifices, he began to worship Lord Vāsudeva, who is the all-pervading Supersoul of all the demigods and of every living entity....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 23 Sanskrit: ततश्चावभृथस्‍नानविधूताशेषकिल्बिष: ।सरस्वत्यां महानद्यां रेजे व्यब्भ्र इवांशुमान् ॥ २३ ॥ ITRANS: tataś cāvabhṛtha-snāna-vidhūtāśeṣa-kilbiṣaḥsarasvatyāṁ mahā-nadyāṁreje vyabbhra ivāṁśumān Translation: Thereafter, having completed the ritualistic sacrificial ceremonies, Lord Paraśurāma took the bath known as the avabhṛtha-snāna. Standing on the bank of the great river Sarasvatī, cleared of all sins, Lord Paraśurāma appeared like the sun in a clear, cloudless sky. Purport: As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (3....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 24 Sanskrit: स्वदेहं जमदग्निस्तु लब्ध्वा संज्ञानलक्षणम् ।ऋषीणां मण्डले सोऽभूत् सप्तमो रामपूजित: ॥ २४ ॥ ITRANS: sva-dehaṁ jamadagnis tulabdhvā saṁjñāna-lakṣaṇamṛṣīṇāṁ maṇḍale so ’bhūtsaptamo rāma-pūjitaḥ Translation: Thus Jamadagni, being worshiped by Lord Paraśurāma, was brought back to life with full remembrance, and he became one of the seven sages in the group of seven stars. Purport: The seven stars revolving around the polestar at the zenith are called saptarṣi-maṇḍala....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: जामदग्‍न्योऽपि भगवान् राम: कमललोचन: ।आगामिन्यन्तरे राजन् वर्तयिष्यति वै बृहत् ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: jāmadagnyo ’pi bhagavānrāmaḥ kamala-locanaḥāgāminy antare rājanvartayiṣyati vai bṛhat Translation: My dear King Parīkṣit, in the next manvantara the lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead Lord Paraśurāma, the son of Jamadagni, will be a great propounder of Vedic knowledge. In other words, he will be one of the seven sages....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 26 Sanskrit: आस्तेऽद्यापि महेन्द्राद्रौ न्यस्तदण्ड: प्रशान्तधी: ।उपगीयमानचरित: सिद्धगन्धर्वचारणै: ॥ २६ ॥ ITRANS: āste ’dyāpi mahendrādraunyasta-daṇḍaḥ praśānta-dhīḥupagīyamāna-caritaḥsiddha-gandharva-cāraṇaiḥ Translation: Lord Paraśurāma still lives as an intelligent brāhmaṇa in the mountainous country known as Mahendra. Completely satisfied, having given up all the weapons of a kṣatriya, he is always worshiped, adored and offered prayers for his exalted character and activities by such celestial beings as the Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 27 Sanskrit: एवं भृगुषु विश्वात्मा भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: ।अवतीर्य परं भारं भुवोऽहन् बहुशो नृपान् ॥ २७ ॥ ITRANS: evaṁ bhṛguṣu viśvātmābhagavān harir īśvaraḥavatīrya paraṁ bhāraṁbhuvo ’han bahuśo nṛpān Translation: In this way the supreme soul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord and the supreme controller, descended as an incarnation in the Bhṛgu dynasty and released the universe from the burden of undesirable kings by killing them many times....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 28 Sanskrit: गाधेरभून्महातेजा: समिद्ध इव पावक: ।तपसा क्षात्रमुत्सृज्य यो लेभे ब्रह्मवर्चसम् ॥ २८ ॥ ITRANS: gādher abhūn mahā-tejāḥsamiddha iva pāvakaḥtapasā kṣātram utsṛjyayo lebhe brahma-varcasam Translation: Viśvāmitra, the son of Mahārāja Gādhi, was as powerful as the flames of fire. From the position of a kṣatriya, he achieved the position of a powerful brāhmaṇa by undergoing penances and austerities. Purport: Now, having narrated the history of Lord Paraśurāma, Śukadeva Gosvāmī begins the history of Viśvāmitra....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 29 Sanskrit: विश्वामित्रस्य चैवासन् पुत्रा एकशतं नृप ।मध्यमस्तु मधुच्छन्दा मधुच्छन्दस एव ते ॥ २९ ॥ ITRANS: viśvāmitrasya caivāsanputrā eka-śataṁ nṛpamadhyamas tu madhucchandāmadhucchandasa eva te Translation: O King Parīkṣit, Viśvāmitra had 101 sons, of whom the middle one was known as Madhucchandā. In relation to him, all the other sons were celebrated as the Madhucchandās. Purport: In this connection, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura quotes this statement from the Vedas: tasya ha viśvāmitrasyaika-śataṁ putrā āsuḥ pañcāśad eva jyāyāṁso madhucchandasaḥ pañcāśat kanīyāṁsaḥ....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 30 Sanskrit: पुत्रं कृत्वा शुन:शेफं देवरातं च भार्गवम् ।आजीगर्तं सुतानाह ज्येष्ठ एष प्रकल्प्यताम् ॥ ३० ॥ ITRANS: putraṁ kṛtvā śunaḥśephaṁdevarātaṁ ca bhārgavamājīgartaṁ sutān āhajyeṣṭha eṣa prakalpyatām Translation: Viśvāmitra accepted the son of Ajīgarta known as Śunaḥśepha, who was born in the Bhṛgu dynasty and was also known as Devarāta, as one of his own sons. Viśvāmitra ordered his other sons to accept Śunaḥśepha as their eldest brother....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: यो वै हरिश्चन्द्रमखे विक्रीत: पुरुष: पशु: ।स्तुत्वा देवान् प्रजेशादीन् मुमुचे पाशबन्धनात् ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: yo vai hariścandra-makhevikrītaḥ puruṣaḥ paśuḥstutvā devān prajeśādīnmumuce pāśa-bandhanāt Translation: Śunaḥśepha’s father sold Śunaḥśepha to be sacrificed as a man-animal in the yajña of King Hariścandra. When Śunaḥśepha was brought into the sacrificial arena, he prayed to the demigods for release and was released by their mercy....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 32 Sanskrit: यो रातो देवयजने देवैर्गाधिषु तापस: ।देवरात इति ख्यात: शुन:शेफस्तु भार्गव: ॥ ३२ ॥ ITRANS: yo rāto deva-yajanedevair gādhiṣu tāpasaḥdeva-rāta iti khyātaḥśunaḥśephas tu bhārgavaḥ Translation: Although Śunaḥśepha was born in the Bhārgava dynasty, he was greatly advanced in spiritual life, and therefore the demigods involved in the sacrifice protected him. Consequently he was also celebrated as the descendant of Gādhi named Devarāta....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 33 Sanskrit: ये मधुच्छन्दसो ज्येष्ठा: कुशलं मेनिरे न तत् ।अशपत् तान्मुनि: क्रुद्धो म्‍लेच्छा भवत दुर्जना: ॥ ३३ ॥ ITRANS: ye madhucchandaso jyeṣṭhāḥkuśalaṁ menire na tataśapat tān muniḥ kruddhomlecchā bhavata durjanāḥ Translation: When requested by their father to accept Śunaḥśepha as the eldest son, the elder fifty of the Madhucchandās, the sons of Viśvāmitra, did not agree. Therefore Viśvāmitra, being angry, cursed them. “May all of you bad sons become mlecchas,” he said, “being opposed to the principles of Vedic culture....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 34 Sanskrit: स होवाच मधुच्छन्दा: सार्धं पञ्चाशता तत: ।यन्नो भवान् सञ्जानीते तस्मिंस्तिष्ठामहे वयम् ॥ ३४ ॥ ITRANS: sa hovāca madhucchandāḥsārdhaṁ pañcāśatā tataḥyan no bhavān sañjānītetasmiṁs tiṣṭhāmahe vayam Translation: When the elder Madhucchandās were cursed, the younger fifty, along with Madhucchandā himself, approached their father and agreed to accept his proposal. “Dear father,” they said, “we shall abide by whatever arrangement you like.”...