SB 6.8.39

SB 6.8.39

Devanagari

तस्योपरि विमानेन गन्धर्वपतिरेकदा । ययौ चित्ररथ: स्त्रीभिर्वृतो यत्र द्विजक्षय: ॥ ३९ ॥

Verse text

tasyopari vimānena gandharva-patir ekadā yayau citrarathaḥ strībhir vṛto yatra dvija-kṣayaḥ

Synonyms

tasya his dead body ; upari above ; vimānena by airplane ; gandharva patiḥ — the King of Gandharvaloka, Citraratha ; ekadā once upon a time ; yayau went ; citrarathaḥ Citraratha ; strībhiḥ by many beautiful women ; vṛtaḥ surrounded ; yatra where ; dvija kṣayaḥ — the brāhmaṇa Kauśika had died .

Translation

Surrounded by many beautiful women, Citraratha, the King of Gandharvaloka, was once passing in his airplane over the brāhmaṇa’s body at the spot where the brāhmaṇa had died.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Surrounded by many beautiful women, Citraratha, the King of the Gandharvas, was once passing in his airplane over the brāhmaṇa's body, where the brāhmaṇa had died. Dvija-kṣayaḥ means “where he died.”