vadhyān vai viṣṇu-śakti-dhṛk
vadhyān vai viṣṇu-śakti-dhṛk
nāgāl labdha-varaḥ sarpād
abhayaṁ smaratām idam
There in Rasātala, Purukutsa, being empowered by Lord Viṣṇu, was able to kill all the Gandharvas who deserved to be killed. Purukutsa received the benediction from the serpents that anyone who remembers how he was brought to Rasātala will be free of fear of snakes.
He killed those who deserved to be killed. Those who remember how he was brought to Rasātala will have no fear of snakes.
|| 9.7.4 ||
trasaddasyuḥ paurukutso
yo 'naraṇyasya deha-kṛt
haryaśvas tat-sutas tasmāt
prāruṇo 'tha tribandhanaḥ
The son of Purukutsa was Trasaddasyu, who was the father of Anaraṇya. Anaraṇya's son was Haryaśva, the father of Prāruṇa. Prāruṇa was the father of Tribandhana.
Trasaddasyu was the father (deha-krṭ). His son was Anaraṇya.
|| 9.7.5-6 ||
tasya satyavrataḥ putras
triśaṅkur iti viśrutaḥ
prāptaś cāṇḍālatāṁ śāpād
guroḥ kauśika-tejasā
saśarīro gataḥ svargam
adyāpi divi dṛśyate
pātito 'vāk-śirā devais
tenaiva stambhito balāt
The son of Tribandhana was Satyavrata, who is celebrated by the name Triśaṅku. His father cursed him to become a caṇḍāla. Thereafter, by the influence of Viśvāmitra, he went to Svarga in the same body, but because of the prowess of the devatās he fell back downward. Nonetheless, by the power of Viśvāmitra, he did not fall all the way down; even today he can still be seen hanging in the sky, head downward.
He was called Triśaṅku because he had faults which caused suffering like three nails (śaṅku). This is told in Hari-vaṁśa. He displeased his father, he killed the milking cow of his guru, and he enjoyed unsanctified items. These were his three faults. He was cursed by his father out of anger because he stole the bride of a brāhmaṇa who was being married. By Viśvāmitra power (kauśika-tejasā) he did not fall but remained in the sky.
|| 9.7.7 ||
traiśaṅkavo hariścandro
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