SB 6.18.20 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

श्रीराजोवाच कथं त आसुरं भावमपोह्यौत्पत्तिकं गुरो । इन्द्रेण प्रापिता: सात्म्यं किं तत्साधु कृतं हि तै: ॥ २० ॥

Verse text

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?

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

King Parīkṣit said: O guru! Why did Indra convert person born with demonic mentality into devatās? Did they perform any pious activities?