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SB 9.15.23

Devanāgarī

स एकदा तु मृगयां विचरन् विजने वने । यद‍ृच्छयाश्रमपदं जमदग्नेरुपाविशत् ॥ २३ ॥

Text

sa ekadā tu mṛgayāṁ vicaran vijane vane yadṛcchayāśrama-padaṁ jamadagner upāviśat

Synonyms

saḥ—he, Kārtavīryārjuna;ekadā—once upon a time;tu—but;mṛgayām—while hunting;vicaran—wandering;vijane—solitary;vane—in a forest;yadṛcchayā—without any program;āśrama-padam—the residential place;jamadagneḥ—of Jamadagni Muni;upāviśat—he entered.

Translation

Once while Kārtavīryārjuna was wandering unengaged in a solitary forest and hunting, he approached the residence of Jamadagni.

Purport

Kārtavīryārjuna had no business going to the residence of Jamadagni, but because he was puffed-up by his extraordinary power, he went there and offended Paraśurāma. This was the prelude to his being killed by Paraśurāma for his offensive act.
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