Sagara keeps his vow - Verse 28
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 48 · Verse 28
Sanskrit Original
युष्माभिर्यस्य राज्यं बहुभिरपत्दृतं तस्य पुत्रो ऽधुनाहं हन्तुं वः सप्रतिज्ञं प्रसभमुपगतो वैरनिर्यातनैषी। इत्युच्चैः श्रावयाणो युधि निजचरितं वैरिभिर्नागवीर्यः क्षत्रैर्विध्वंसितेजाः सगरनरपतिः स्मारयामास भूपः।।
yuṣmābhiryasya rājyaṃ bahubhirapatdṛtaṃ tasya putro 'dhunāhaṃ hantuṃ vaḥ sapratijñaṃ prasabhamupagato vairaniryātanaiṣī| ityuccaiḥ śrāvayāṇo yudhi nijacaritaṃ vairibhirnāgavīryaḥ kṣatrairvidhvaṃsitejāḥ sagaranarapatiḥ smārayāmāsa bhūpaḥ||
Jaimini said: “I am the son of that king whose kingdom was taken away by many of you. I am desirous of wreaking revenge. I have come here purposely as I have taken a vow of killing you all forcibly.” Thus the king Sagara who had the virility of elephants and the splendour destructive of Kṣatriya heroes, made his enemy kings hear his life story. He thus reminded the other kings (of his previous history).