SB 4.19.14

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Fourth Canto - Chapter 19: King Pṛthu's One Hundred Horse Sacrifices

SB 4.19.13 - SB 4.19.15

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 14

taṁ tādṛśākṛtiṁ vīkṣya

mene dharmaṁ śarīriṇam

jaṭilaṁ bhasmanācchannaṁ

tasmai bāṇaṁ na muñcati

SYNONYMS

tam—him; tādṛśa-ākṛtim—in such dress; vīkṣya—after seeing; mene—considered; dharmam—pious or religious; śarīriṇam—having a body; jaṭilam—having knotted hair; bhasmanā—by ashes; ācchannam—smeared all over the body; tasmai—unto him; bāṇam—arrow; na—not; muñcati—he did release.

TRANSLATION

King Indra was fraudulently dressed as a sannyāsī, having knotted his hair on his head and smeared ashes all over his body. Upon seeing such dress, the son of King Pṛthu considered Indra a religious man and pious sannyāsī. Therefore he did not release his arrows.

SB 4.19.13 - SB 4.19.15