Dropsy

Expressions researched:
"Dropsy"

SB Canto 9

SB 9.7 Summary:

Varuṇa reminded Hariścandra repeatedly about this yajña, but the King, because of affection for his son, gave various arguments to avoid sacrificing him. Thus time passed, and gradually the son grew up. To safeguard his life, the boy then took bow and arrows in hand and went to the forest. Meanwhile, at home, Hariścandra suffered from dropsy because of an attack from Varuṇa. When Rohita received the news that his father was suffering, he wanted to return to the capital, but King Indra prevented him from doing so. Following the instructions of Indra, Rohita lived in the forest for six years and then returned home. Rohita purchased Śunaḥśepha, the second son of Ajīgarta, and gave him to his father, Hariścandra, as the sacrificial animal. In this way, the sacrifice was performed, Varuṇa and the other demigods were pacified, and Hariścandra was freed from disease. In this sacrifice, Viśvāmitra was the hotā priest, Jamadagni was the adhvaryu, Vasiṣṭha was the brahmā, and Ayāsya was the udgātā.

SB 9.7.17, Translation:

When Rohita heard that his father had been attacked by dropsy due to Varuṇa and that his abdomen had grown very large, he wanted to return to the capital, but King Indra forbade him to do so.

SB 9.7.21, Translation:

Thereafter, the famous King Hariścandra, one of the exalted persons in history, performed grand sacrifices by sacrificing a man and pleased all the demigods. In this way his dropsy created by Varuṇa was cured.

1977 Conversations and Morning Walks

Room Conversation -- October 28, 1977, Vrndavana:

Prabhupāda: (Bengali)

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Where is the urine report? Where is Bhakti-caru?

(break) (kavirāja and Prabhupāda—Hindi)

Bhakti-caru: Since when is that dropsy?

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The dropsy is more than one year.

Prabhupāda: No, one year... Less.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Well, I mean, I asked Hari-śauri. He said that that swelling has been there for a long time, Śrīla Prabhupāda. I've seen it for... (Hindi)

Bhakti-caru: Last three, four days, any blood in the urine?

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: No.