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SB 6.18.20

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 20

śrī-rājovāca
kathaṁ ta āsuraṁ bhāvam
apohyautpattikaṁ guro
indreṇa prāpitāḥ sātmyaṁ
kiṁ tat sādhu kṛtaṁ hi taiḥ


SYNONYMS

śrī-rājā uvāca — King Parīkṣit said; katham — why; te — they; āsuram — demoniac; bhāvam — mentality; apohya — giving up; autpattikam — due to birth; guro — my dear lord; indreṇa — by Indra; prāpitāḥ — were converted; sa-ātmyam — to demigods; kim — whether; tat — therefore; sādhu — pious activities; kṛtam — performed; hi — indeed; taiḥ — by them.


TRANSLATION

King Parīkṣit inquired: My dear lord, due to their birth, the forty-nine Maruts must have been obsessed with a demoniac mentality. Why did Indra, the King of heaven, convert them into demigods? Did they perform any rituals or pious activities?



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