SB 9.11.13

SB 9.11.13

Devanagari

सुबाहु: श्रुतसेनश्च शत्रुघ्नस्य बभूवतु: । गन्धर्वान् कोटिशो जघ्ने भरतो विजये दिशाम् ॥ १३ ॥ तदीयं धनमानीय सर्वं राज्ञे न्यवेदयत् । शत्रुघ्नश्च मधो: पुत्रं लवणं नाम राक्षसम् । हत्वा मधुवने चक्रे मथुरां नाम वै पुरीम् ॥ १४ ॥

Verse text

subāhuḥ śrutasenaś ca śatrughnasya babhūvatuḥ gandharvān koṭiśo jaghne bharato vijaye diśām tadīyaṁ dhanam ānīya sarvaṁ rājṣe nyavedayat śatrughnaś ca madhoḥ putraṁ lavaṇaṁ nāma rākṣasam hatvā madhuvane cakre mathurāṁ nāma vai purīm

Synonyms

subāhuḥ Subāhu ; śrutasenaḥ Śrutasena ; ca also ; śatrughnasya of Lord Śatrughna ; babhūvatuḥ were born ; gandharvān persons related with the Gandharvas, who are mostly pretenders ; koṭiśaḥ by the tens of millions ; jaghne killed ; bharataḥ Lord Bharata ; vijaye while conquering ; diśām all directions ; tadīyam of the Gandharvas ; dhanam riches ; ānīya bringing ; sarvam everything ; rājṣe unto the King (Lord Rāmacandra) ; nyavedayat offered ; śatrughnaḥ Śatrughna ; ca and ; madhoḥ of Madhu ; putram the son ; lavaṇam Lavaṇa ; nāma by the name ; rākṣasam a man-eater ; hatvā by killing ; madhuvane in the great forest known as Madhuvana ; cakre constructed ; mathurām Mathurā ; nāma by the name ; vai indeed ; purīm a great town .

Translation

Śatrughna had two sons, named Subāhu and Śrutasena. When Lord Bharata went to conquer all directions, He had to kill many millions of Gandharvas, who are generally pretenders. Taking all their wealth, He offered it to Lord Rāmacandra. Śatrughna also killed a Rākṣasa named Lavaṇa, who was the son of Madhu Rākṣasa. Thus He established in the great forest known as Madhuvana the town known as Mathurā.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Śatrughna had two sons, named Subāhu and Śrutasena. When Lord Bharata went to conquer all directions, he had to kill millions of Gandharvas. Taking all their wealth, he offered it to Rāmacandra. Śatrughna killed a Rākṣasa named Lavaṇa, who was the son of Madhu Rākṣasa. Thus he established in the great forest known as Madhuvana the town known as Mathurā.