SB 9.16.14

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Ninth Canto, Chapter 16: Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World's Ruling Class

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 14

tad upaśrutya dūrasthā
hā rāmety ārtavat svanam
tvarayāśramam āsādya
dadṛśuḥ pitaraṁ hatam

SYNONYMS

tat—that crying of Reṇukā; upaśrutya—upon hearing; dūra-sthāḥ—although staying a long distance away; hā rāma—O Rāma, O Rāma; iti—thus; ārta-vat—very aggrieved; svanam—the sound; tvarayā—very hastily; āśramam—to the residence of Jamadagni; āsādya—coming; dadṛśuḥ—saw; pitaram—the father; hatam—killed.

TRANSLATION

Although the sons of Jamadagni, including Lord Paraśurāma, were a long distance from home, as soon as they heard Reṇukā loudly calling "O Rāma, O my son," they hastily returned to the āśrama, where they saw their father already killed.