170 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 22

Srutasenah—Srutasena; bhimasenah—Bhimasena; ugrasenah—Ugra-
sena; ca—also; viryavan—all very powerful.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, your four sons—Janamejaya, Srutasena,
Bhimasena and Ugrasena—are very powerful. Janamejaya is the
eldest.

TEXT 36

ware fateearaaatarrd TI |
TNL TIATTTM F OTA waTfsaa: FEU

Janamejayas tvam viditva
taksakan nidhanam gatam

Sarpan vai sarpa-yagagnau
sa hosyati rusdnvitah

Janamejayah—the eldest son; tuam—about you; viditva —knowing;
taksakat—by the Taksaka serpent; nidhanam—death; gatam—under-
gone; sarpdn—the snakes; vai—indeed; sarpa-yaga-agnau—in the fire
of the sacrifice for killing all the snakes; sah—he (Janamejaya);
hosyati—will offer as a sacrifice; rusd-anvitah—because of being very

angry.

TRANSLATION

Because of your death by the Taksaka snake, your son Janame-
jaya will be very angry and will perform a sacrifice to kill all the
snakes in the world.

TEXT 37

HSU KITT at TTT |
areata Bharat wat reat meme ATE HHI

kalaseyam purodhaya
turam turaga-medhasat
