Naaraayaneeyam

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प्रागेवाचार्यपुत्राहृतिनिशमनया स्वीयषट्सूनुवीक्षां काङ्क्षन्त्या मातुरुक्त्या सुतलभुवि बलिं प्राप्य तेनार्चितस्त्वम् । धातु: शापाद्धिरण्यान्वितकशिपुभवान् शौरिजान् कंसभग्ना- नानीयैनान् प्रदर्श्य स्वपदमनयथा: पूर्वपुत्रान् मरीचे: ॥१॥

praagevaachaarya putraahR^iti nishamanayaa sviiya ShaTsuunuviikshaaM
kaankshantyaa maaturuktyaa sutalabhuvi baliM praapya tenaarchitastvam |
dhaatuH shaapaaddhiraNyaanvitakashipubhavaan shaurijaan kamsabhagnaan
aaniiyainaan pradarshya svapadamanayathaaH puurvaputraan mariicheH || 1

Thy mother, Devaki, whose six sons, born before Thee, had been killed by Kamsa, hadbeen thirsting to see them. Hearing the news that you had brought back alive the dead sons of your teacher Sage Sandipani, Thou went to the Sutala land and met Mahaabali and were greatly honoured by him. From there Thou brought back the six sons who were originally Marichi's sons and were later born to Hiranyakashipu by a curse of Brahmaa. They later took birth as Vasudeva and Devaki's sons, who were killed by Kansa. Thou took them to Thy abode