Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 16 Verse 24

Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 16: Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.16.24

eṣo 'śvamedhāñ śatam ājahāra

sarasvatī prādurabhāvi yatra

ahārṣīd yasya hayaḿ purandaraḥ

śata-kratuś carame vartamāne

SYNONYMS

eṣaḥ — this King; aśvamedhān — sacrifices known as aśvamedha; śatam — one hundred; ājahāra — will perform; sarasvatī — the river of the name Sarasvatī; prādurabhāvi — became manifest; yatra — where; ahārṣīt — will steal; yasya — whose; hayam — horse; purandaraḥ — the Lord Indra; śata-kratuḥ — who performed one hundred sacrifices; carame — while the last sacrifice; vartamāne — is occurring.

TRANSLATION

At the source of the River Sarasvatī, this King will perform one hundred sacrifices known as aśvamedha. In the course of the last sacrifice, the heavenly King Indra will steal the sacrificial horse.

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