Canto 9, Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Verse 22 (SB 9.6.22)
SB 9.6.22 • मूल श्लोक

य: प्रियार्थमुतङ्कस्य धुन्धुनामासुरं बली । सुतानामेकविंशत्या सहस्रैरहनद् वृत: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

yaḥ priyārtham utaṅkasya dhundhu-nāmāsuraṁ balī sutānām eka-viṁśatyā sahasrair ahanad vṛtaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

yaḥ — he who; priya-artham — for the satisfaction; utaṅkasya — of the great sage Utaṅka; dhundhu-nāma — of the name Dhundhu; asuram — a demon; balī — very powerful (Kuvalayāśva); sutānām — of sons; eka-viṁśatyā — by twenty-one; sahasraiḥ — thousands; ahanat — killed; vṛtaḥ — surrounded.

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda