Text 33] Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the Ruling Class
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deva-rāta iti khyātaḥ śunaḥśephas tu bhārgavaḥ
yaḥ—he who (Śunaḥśepha); rātaḥ—was protected; deva-yajane—in the arena for worshiping the demigods; devaiḥ—by the same demigods; gādhiṣu—in the dynasty of Gādhi; tāpasaḥ—advanced in executing spiritual life; deva-rātaḥ—protected by the demigods; iti—thus; khyātaḥ—celebrated; śunaḥśephaḥ tu— as well as Śunaḥśepha; bhārgavaḥ—in the dynasty of Bhṛgu.
TRANSLATION
Although Śunaḥśepha was born in the Bhārgava dynasty, he was greatly advanced in spiritual life, and therefore the demigods involved in the sacrifice protected him. Consequently he was also celebrated as the descendant of Gādhi named Devarāta.
TEXT 33
ये मधुच्छन्दसो ज्येष्ठाः कुशलं मेनिरेन तत् । अशपत तान्मुनिः कुद्धो म्लेच्छा भवत दुर्जनाः ॥३३॥
ye madhucchandaso jyeṣṭhāḥ kuśalam menire na tat aśapat tān muniḥ kruddho mlecchā bhavata durjanāḥ
ye—those who; madhucchandasaḥ—sons of Viśvāmitra, celebrated as the Madhucchandās; jyeṣṭhāḥ—eldest; kuśalam—very good; menire—accepting; na—not; tat—that (the proposal that he be accepted as the eldest brother); aśapat—cursed; tān—all the sons; muniḥ—Viśvāmitra Muni; kruddhaḥ—being angry; mlecchāḥ—disobedient to the Vedic principles; bhavata—all of you become; durjanāḥ—very bad sons.
TRANSLATION
When requested by their father to accept Śunaḥśepha as the eldest son, the elder fifty of the Madhucchandās, the sons of