गन्धर्वानवधीत् तत्र वध्यान् वै विष्णुशक्तिधृक् । नागाल्लब्धवर: सर्पादभयं स्मरतामिदम् ॥ ३ ॥
gandharvan avadhit tatra vadhyan vai visnu-sakti-dhrk nagal labdha-varah sarpad abhayam smaratam idam
- gandharvan
- the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka
- avadhit
- he killed
- tatra
- there (in the lower region of the universe)
- vadhyan
- who deserved to be killed
- vai
- indeed
- visnu-sakti-dhrk
- being empowered by Lord Visnu
- nagat
- from the Nagas
- labdha-varah
- having received a benediction
- sarpat
- from the snakes
- abhayam
- assurances
- smaratam
- of those who remember
- idam
- this incident.
There in Rasatala, the lower region of the universe, Purukutsa, being empowered by Lord Visnu, was able to kill all the Gandharvas who deserved to be killed. Purukutsa received the benediction from the serpents that anyone who remembers this history of his being brought by Narmada to the lower region of the universe will be assured of safety from the attack of snakes.