222 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 15

yam Ghur vasudevarinsam
haihayanam kulantakam

trih-sapta-krtvo ya imam
cakre nihksatriyarn mahim

yam—whom (Paraéurama); dhuh—all the learned scholars say;
vasudeva-arisam —an incarnation of Vasudeva, the Supreme Personality
of Godhead; haihayaném—of the Haihayas; kula-antakam—the an-
nihilator of the dynasty; trih-sapta-krtvah—twenty-one times; yah—
who (Paragurama); imém—this; cakre—made; nihksatriyam—devoid
of ksatriyas; mahim—the earth.

TRANSLATION

Learned scholars accept this Parasurama as the celebrated incar-
nation of Vasudeva who annihilated the dynasty of Kartavirya.
Parasurama killed all the ksatriyas on earth twenty-one times.

TEXT 15
wat at Bal ARATE |
Trae HTT | HAS 14

drptam ksatrarh bhuvo bharam
abrahmanyam aninasat
rajas-tamo-vrtam ahan

phalguny api krte ’rihasi

drptam—very proud; ksatram—the ksatriyas, the ruling class;
bhuvah—of the earth; bhadram—burden; abrahmanyam—sinful, not
caring for the religious principles enunciated by the braéhmanas;
aninasat—drove away or annihilated; rajah-tamah—by the qualities of
passion and ignorance; vrtam—covered; ahan—he killed; phalguni—
not very great; api—although; krte—had been committed; amhasi—an
offense.

TRANSLATION

When the royal dynasty, being excessively proud because of the
material modes of passion and ignorance, became irreligious and
