हिरण्यकशिपुर्भ्रातु: सम्परेतस्य दु:खित: । कृत्वा कटोदकादीनि भ्रातृपुत्रानसान्त्वयत् ॥ १७ ॥
hiranyakasipur bhratuh samparetasya duhkhitah krtva katodakadini bhratr-putran asantvayat
- hiranyakasipuh
- Hiranyakasipu
- bhratuh
- of the brother
- samparetasya
- deceased
- duhkhitah
- being very much distressed
- krtva
- performing
- katodaka-adini
- ceremonies observed after a death
- bhratr-putran
- the sons of his brother
- asantvayat
- pacified.
After performing the ritualistic observances for the death of his brother, Hiranyakasipu, being extremely unhappy, tried to pacify his nephews.