Text 18] The Descendants of King Mandhata 229
rohito gramam eydya
tam indrah pratyasedhata
pitaram—about his father; varuna-grastam—having been attacked
with dropsy by Varuna; srutvd —after hearing; jata—had grown; maha-
udaram—inflated abdomen; rohitah—his son Rohita; gramam eyadya—
wanted to come back to the capital; tam—unto him (Rohita); indrah—
King Indra; pratyasedhata—forbade to go there.
TRANSLATION
When Rohita heard that his father had been attacked by dropsy
due to Varuna and that his abdomen had grown very large, he
wanted to return to the capital, but King Indra forbade him to
do so.
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bhiimeh paryatanam punyam
tirtha-ksetra-nisevanaih
rohitayadisac chakrah
so ‘py aranye ’vasat samam
bhiimeh—of the surface of the world; paryatanam—traveling;
punyam—holy places; tirtha-ksetra—places of pilgrimage; nise-
vanaih—by serving or going to and coming from such places;
rohitaya —unto Rohita; ddisat—ordered; sakrah—King Indra; sah—he,
Rohita; api—also; aranye—in the forest; avasat—lived; samam—for
one year.
TRANSLATION
King Indra advised Rohita to travel to different pilgrimage sites
and holy places, for such activities are pious indeed. Following this
instruction, Rohita went to the forest for one year.
