यो देवैरर्थितो दैत्यानवधीद् युधि दुर्जय: । मुहूर्तमायुर्ज्ञात्वैत्य स्वपुरं सन्दधे मन: ॥ ४२ ॥
yo devair arthito daityan avadhid yudhi durjayah muhurtam ayur jnatvaitya sva-puram sandadhe manah
- yah
- King Khatvanga who
- devaih
- by the demigods
- arthitah
- being requested
- daityan
- the demons
- avadhit
- killed
- yudhi
- in a fight
- durjayah
- very fierce
- muhurtam
- for a second only
- ayuh
- duration of life
- jnatva
- knowing
- etya
- approached
- sva-puram
- his own abode
- sandadhe
- fixed
- manah
- the mind.
King Khatvanga was unconquerable in any fight. Requested by the demigods to join them in fighting the demons, he won victory, and the demigods, being very pleased, wanted to give him a benediction. The King inquired from them about the duration of his life and was informed that he had only one moment more. Thus he immediately left his palace and went to his own residence, where he engaged his mind fully on the lotus feet of the Lord.