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SB 10.66.29

Devanāgarī

प्रीतोऽविमुक्ते भगवांस्तस्मै वरमदाद् विभु: । पितृहन्तृवधोपायं स वव्रे वरमीप्सितम् ॥ २९ ॥

Text

prīto ’vimukte bhagavāṁs tasmai varam adād vibhuḥ pitṛ-hantṛ-vadhopāyaṁ sa vavre varam īpsitam

Synonyms

prītaḥ—satisfied;avimukte—at Avimukta, an especially holy area within the district of Kāśī;bhagavān—Lord Śiva;tasmai—to him;varam—a choice of benedictions;adāt—gave;vibhuḥ—the powerful demigod;pitṛ—of his father;hantṛ—the killer;vadha—to slay;upāyam—the means;saḥ—he;vavre—chose;varam—as his benediction;īpsitam—desired.

Translation

Satisfied by the worship, the powerful Lord Śiva appeared in the sacred precinct of Avimukta and offered Sudakṣiṇa his choice of benedictions. The prince chose as his benediction a means to slay his father’s killer.

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