Text 3] Lord Parasurama Destroys the Ruling Class 249

TEXT 2
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kadacid renuka yata
garigayam padma-malinam

gandharva-rajam kridantam
apsarobhir apasyata

kadacit—once upon a time; renuké —Jamadagni’s wife, the mother of
Lord Parasurama; yata—went; garigayadm—to the bank of the River
Ganges; padma-mélinam—decorated with a garland of lotus flowers;
gandharva-rajam—the King of the Gandharvas; kridantam—sporting;
apsarobhih—with the Apsaras (heavenly society girls); apasyata—she
saw.

TRANSLATION

Once when Renuka, the wife of Jamadagni, went to the bank of
the Ganges to get water, she saw the King of the Gandharvas, deco-
rated with a garland of lotuses and sporting in the Ganges with
celestial women [Apsaras].

TEXT 3

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vilokayanti kridantam
udakartham nadim gata

homa-velam na sasmara
kificic citraratha-sprha

vilokayanti—while looking at; kridantam—the King of the
Gandharvas, engaged in such activities; udaka-artham—for getting
some water; nadim—to the river; gatd—as she went; homa-velam—the
time for performing the homa, fire sacrifice; na sasméra—did not
