194 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 23

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oan: gadtiea andtaisaag |
SAAT «| AAT: 121

arjunah krtaviryasya
sapta-dvipesvaro *bhavat

dattatreydd dharer amsat
prapta-yoga-mahdgunah

arjunah—Arjuna; krtaviryasya—of Krtavirya; sapta-dvipa—of the
seven islands (the whole world); isvarah abhavat—became the emperor;
dattatreyat—from Dattatreya; hareh arisat—from he who was the in-
carnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prapta—obtained;
yoga-mahagunah—the quality of mystic power.

TRANSLATION

The son of Krtavirya was Arjuna. He [Kartaviryarjuna] became
the emperor of the entire world, consisting of seven islands, and
received mystic power from Dattatreya, the incarnation of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus he obtained the mystic
perfections known as asta-siddhi.

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a ai araataer afd arearted TATA: |
TIAA: ATTAIN

na niinam kdartaviryasya
gatim yasyanti parthivah

yajna-dana-tapo-yogaih
Sruta-virya-dayadibhih

na—not; niinam—indeed; kartaviryasya—of Emperor Kartavirya;
gatim—the activities; ydsyanti—could understand or achieve;
parthivah—everyone on the earth; yajfia—sacrifices; dana—charity;
