Text 18] The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva 249

evam vrttah parityaktah
pitra sneham apohya vai

yogaisvaryena balarns tan
darsayitva tato yayau

evam urttah—thus engaged (in abominable activities); parityaktah—
condemned; pitra—by his father; sneham—affection; apohya—giving
up; vai—indeed; yoga-aisvaryena—by mystic power; balan tan—all
those boys (thrown in the water and killed); darsayitué—after again
showing them all to their parents; tatah yayau—he left that place.

TRANSLATION

Because Asamajijasa engaged in such abominable activities, his
father gave up affection for him and had him exiled. Then
Asamajijasa exhibited his mystic power by reviving the boys and
showing them to the King and their parents. After this,
Asamaiijasa left Ayodhya.

PURPORT

Asamaiijasa was a jdti-smara; because of his mystic power, he did not
forget his previous consciousness. Thus he could give life to the dead. By
exhibiting wonderful activities in relation to the dead children, he cer-
tainly attracted the attention of the King and the people in general. Then
he left that place immediately.

TEXT 18

HATA Tl THA TATA |
Syl faa Try TT ATTATTETT 1211

ayodhyd-vasinah sarve
balakan punar dgatan

drstvd visismire rajan
raja capy anvatapyata

ayodhyd-vasinah—the inhabitants of Ayodhya; sarve—all of them;
balakin—their sons; punah—again; dgatan—having come back to life;
