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SB 4.10.3

Devanāgarī

उत्तमस्त्वकृतोद्वाहो मृगयायां बलीयसा । हत: पुण्यजनेनाद्रौ तन्मातास्य गतिं गता ॥ ३ ॥

Text

uttamas tv akṛtodvāho mṛgayāyāṁ balīyasā hataḥ puṇya-janenādrau tan-mātāsya gatiṁ gatā

Synonyms

uttamaḥ—Uttama;tu—but;akṛta—without;udvāhaḥ—marriage;mṛgayāyām—on a hunting excursion;balīyasā—very powerful;hataḥ—was killed;puṇya-janena—by a Yakṣa;adrau—on the Himālaya Mountains;tat—his;mātā—mother (Suruci);asya—of her son;gatim—way;gatā—followed.

Translation

Dhruva Mahārāja’s younger brother Uttama, who was still unmarried, once went on a hunting excursion and was killed by a powerful Yakṣa in the Himālaya Mountains. Along with him, his mother, Suruci, also followed the path of her son [she died].

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