SB 9.7.2

TEXT 2

TEXT

नर्मदा भ्रातृभिर्दत्ता पुरुकुत्साय योरगैः ।
तया रसातलं नीतो भुजगेन्द्रप्रयुक्तया ॥ २ ॥

narmada bhratrbhir datta

purukutsaya yoragaih

taya rasatalam nito

bhujagendra-prayuktaya

narmada-by the name Narmada; bhratrbhih-by her brothers; datta-was given in charity; purukutsaya-unto Purukutsa; ya-she who; uragaih-by the serpents (sarpa-gana); taya-by her; rasatalam-to the lower region of the universe; nitah-was brought; bhujaga-indra-prayuktaya-engaged by Vasuki, the King of the serpents.

TRANSLATION

The serpent brothers of Narmada gave Narmada to Purukutsa. Being sent by Vasuki, she took Purukutsa to the lower region of the universe.

PURPORT

Before describing the descendants of Purukutsa, the son of Mandhata, Sukadeva Gosvami first describes how Purukutsa was married to Narmada, who was induced to take him to the lower region of the universe.