Canto 9, Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Verse 14 (SB 9.16.14)
SB 9.16.14 • मूल श्लोक

तदुपश्रुत्य दूरस्था हा रामेत्यार्तवत्स्वनम् । त्वरयाश्रममासाद्य दद‍ृशु: पितरं हतम् ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

tad upaśrutya dūrasthā hā rāmety ārtavat svanam tvarayāśramam āsādya dadṛśuḥ pitaraṁ hatam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tat — that crying of Reṇukā; upaśrutya — upon hearing; dūra-sthāḥ — although staying a long distance away; hā rāma — O Rāma, O Rāma; iti — thus; ārta-vat — very aggrieved; svanam — the sound; tvarayā — very hastily; āśramam — to the residence of Jamadagni; āsādya — coming; dadṛśuḥ — saw; pitaram — the father; hatam — killed.

Translation

“Although the sons of Jamadagni, including Lord Paraśurāma, were a long distance from home, as soon as they heard Reṇukā loudly calling “O Rāma, O my son,” they hastily returned to the āśrama, where they saw their father already killed.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda