SB 12.6.61
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 61
vaiśampāyana-śiṣyā vai
carakādhvaryavo 'bhavan
yac cerur brahma-hatyāṁhaḥ
kṣapaṇaṁ sva-guror vratam
SYNONYMS
vaiśampāyana-śiṣyāḥ—the disciples of Vaiśampāyana; vai—indeed; caraka—named the Carakas; adhvaryavaḥ—authorities of the Atharva Veda; abhavan—became; yat—because; ceruḥ—they executed; brahma-hatyā—due to the killing of a brāhmaṇa; aṁhaḥ—of the sin; kṣapaṇam—the expiration; sva-guroḥ—for their own guru; vratam—the vow.
TRANSLATION
The disciples of Vaiśampāyana became authorities in the Atharva Veda. They were known as the Carakas because they executed strict vows to free their guru from his sin of killing a brāhmaṇa.