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