SB 9.16.14
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.