Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9 Chapter 20 Verse 31

Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 20: The Dynasty of Pūru

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.20.31

jitvā purāsurā devān

ye rasaukāḿsi bhejire

deva-striyo rasāḿ nītāḥ

prāṇibhiḥ punar āharat

SYNONYMS

jitvā — conquering; purā — formerly; asurāḥ — the demons; devān — the demigods; ye — all who; rasa-okāḿsi — in the lower planetary system known as Rasātala; bhejire — took shelter; deva-striyaḥ — the wives and daughters of the demigods; rasām — in the lower planetary system; nītāḥ — were brought; prāṇibhiḥ — with their own dear associates; punaḥ — again; āharat — brought back to their original places.

TRANSLATION

Formerly, after conquering the demigods, all the demons had taken shelter in the lower planetary system known as Rasātala and had brought all the wives and daughters of the demigods there also. Mahārāja Bharata, however, rescued all those women, along with their associates, from the clutches of the demons, and he returned them to the demigods.

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