Text 23] Lord Parasurama Destroys the Ruling Class 263

as Aryavarta to the upadrasta. Whatever remained he distributed
among the sadasyas, the associate priests.

PURPORT

The tract of land in India between the Himalaya Mountains and the
Vindhya Hills is called Aryavarta.

TEXT 23

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AAT Hela TA SE VARA 112311

tatas cavabhrtha-snana-
vidhitasesa-kilbisah

sarasvatyam mahd-nadyam
reje vyabbhra iwamsuman

tatah—thereafter; ca—also; avabhrtha-sndna—by bathing after
finishing the sacrifice; vidhiita—cleansed; aSesa—unlimited; kilbisah—
whose reactions of sinful activities; sarasvatyam—on the bank of the
great river Sarasvati; mahd-nadyam—one of the biggest rivers in
India; reje—Lord Parasurama appeared; vyabbhrah—cloudless; iva
amsuman—like the sun.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, having completed the ritualistic _ sacrificial
ceremonies, Lord ParaSurama took the bath known as the
avabhrtha-snana. Standing on the bank of the great river Sarasvati,
cleared of all sins, Lord Parasurama appeared like the sun in a
clear, cloudless sky.

PURPORT

As stated in Bhagavad-gita (3.9), yajndrthat karmano ‘nyatra loko
‘yam karma-bandhanah: ‘“‘Work done as a sacrifice for Visnu has to be
performed, otherwise work binds one to this material world.” Karma-
bandhanah refers to the repeated acceptance of one material body after
