SB 7.2.17

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Seventh Canto, Chapter 2: Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons

SB 7.2.16

SB 7.2.18

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 17

hiraṇyakaśipur bhrātuḥ
samparetasya duḥkhitaḥ
kṛtvā kaṭodakādīni
bhrātṛ-putrān asāntvayat

SYNONYMS

hiraṇyakaśipuḥ—Hiraṇyakaśipu; bhrātuḥ—of the brother; samparetasya—deceased; duḥkhitaḥ—being very much distressed; kṛtvā—performing; kaṭodaka-ādīni—ceremonies observed after a death; bhrātṛ-putrān—the sons of his brother; asāntvayat—pacified.

TRANSLATION

After performing the ritualistic observances for the death of his brother, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being extremely unhappy, tried to pacify his nephews.