Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.20
శ్రీరాజోవాచ
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śrī-rājovāca
[shree-raajovaacha]
kathaṁ ta āsuraṁ bhāvam
[katham ta aasuram bhaavam]
apohyautpattikaṁ guro
[apohyautpattikam guro]
indreṇa prāpitāḥ sātmyaṁ
[indrena praapitaah saatmyam]
kiṁ tat sādhu kṛtaṁ hi taiḥ
[kim tat saadhu kritam hi taih]
Word-for-word
śrī-rājā uvāca
—
King Parīkṣit said
katham
—
why
te
—
they
āsuram
—
demoniac
bhāvam
—
mentality
apohya
—
giving up
autpattikam
—
due to birth
guro
—
my dear lord
indreṇa
—
by Indra
prāpitāḥ
—
were converted
sa-ātmyam
—
to demigods
kim
—
whether
tat
—
therefore
sādhu
—
pious activities
kṛtam
—
performed
hi
—
indeed
taiḥ
—
by them.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-rājovāca
śrī-rājā uvāca
King Parīkṣit said
kathaṁ ta āsuraṁ bhāvam
katham
why
te
they
āsuram
demoniac
bhāvam
mentality
apohyautpattikaṁ guro
apohya
giving up
autpattikam
due to birth
guro
my dear lord
indreṇa prāpitāḥ sātmyaṁ
indreṇa
by Indra
prāpitāḥ
were converted
sa-ātmyam
to demigods
kiṁ tat sādhu kṛtaṁ hi taiḥ
kim
whether
tat
therefore
sādhu
pious activities
kṛtam
performed
hi
indeed
taiḥ
by them.
King Parīkṣit inquired: My dear lord, due to their birth, the forty-nine Maruts must have been obsessed with a demoniac mentality. Why did Indra, the King of heaven, convert them into demigods? Did they perform any rituals or pious activities?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
King Parīkṣit said: O guru! Why did Indra convert person born with demonic mentality into devatās? Did they perform any pious activities?
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