Chapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

 

4.1.1

maitreya uvāca

manos tu śatarūpāyāḿ

tisraḥ kanyāś ca jajñire

ākūtir devahūtiś ca

prasūtir iti viśrutāḥ

 

maitreyaḥ uvāca — the great sage Maitreya said; manoḥ tu — of Svāyambhuva Manu; śatarūpāyām — in his wife Śatarūpā; tisraḥ — three; kanyāḥ ca — daughters also; jajñire — gave birth; ākūtiḥ — named Ākūti; devahūtiḥ — named Devahūti; ca — also; prasūtiḥ — named Prasūti; iti — thus; viśrutāḥ — well known.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Maitreya said: Svāyambhuva Manu begot three daughters in his wife Śatarūpā, and their names were Ākūti, Devahūti and Prasūti.

4.1.2

ākūtiḿ rucaye prādād

api bhrātṛmatīḿ nṛpaḥ

putrikā-dharmam āśritya

śatarūpānumoditaḥ

 

ākūtim — Ākūti; rucaye — unto the great sage Ruci; prādāt — handed over; api — although; bhrātṛ-matīm — daughter having a brother; nṛpaḥ — the King; putrikā — get the resultant son; dharmam — religious rites; āśritya — taking shelter; śatarūpā — by the wife of Svāyambhuva Manu; anumoditaḥ — being sanctioned.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Ākūti had two brothers, but in spite of her brothers, King Svāyambhuva Manu handed her over to Prajāpati Ruci on the condition that the son born of her be returned to Manu as his son. This he did in consultation with his wife, Śatarūpā.

 

4.1.3

prajāpatiḥ sa bhagavān

rucis tasyām ajījanat

mithunaḿ brahma-varcasvī

parameṇa samādhinā

 

prajāpatiḥ — one who is entrusted with begetting children; saḥ — he; bhagavān — the most opulent; ruciḥ — the great sage Ruci; tasyām — in her; ajījanat — gave birth; mithunam — couple; brahma-varcasvī — spiritually very much powerful; parameṇa — with great strength; samādhinā — in trance.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Ruci, who was very powerful in his brahminical qualifications and was appointed one of the progenitors of the living entities, begot one son and one daughter by his wife, Ākūti.

 

4.1.4

yas tayoḥ puruṣaḥ sākṣād

viṣṇur yajña-svarūpa-dhṛk

yā strī sā dakṣiṇā bhūter

aḿśa-bhūtānapāyinī

 

yaḥ — one who; tayoḥ — out of them; puruṣaḥ — male; sākṣāt — directly; viṣṇuḥ — the Supreme Lord; yajña — Yajña; svarūpa-dhṛk — accepting the form; yā — the other; strī — female; sā — she; dakṣiṇā — Dakṣiṇā; bhūteḥ — of the goddess of fortune; aḿśa-bhūtā — being a plenary expansion; anapāyinī — never to be separated.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Of the two children born of Ākūti, the male child was directly an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and His name was Yajña, which is another name of Lord Viṣṇu. The female child was a partial incarnation of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, the eternal consort of Lord Viṣṇu.

 

4.1.5

āninye sva-gṛhaḿ putryāḥ

putraḿ vitata-rociṣam

svāyambhuvo mudā yukto

rucir jagrāha dakṣiṇām

 

āninye — brought to; sva-gṛham — home; putryāḥ — born of the daughter; putram — the son; vitata-rociṣam — very powerful; svāyambhuvaḥ — the Manu named Svāyambhuva; mudā — being very pleased; yuktaḥ — with; ruciḥ — the great sage Ruci; jagrāha — kept; dakṣiṇām — the daughter named Dakṣiṇā.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Svāyambhuva Manu very gladly brought home the beautiful boy named Yajña, and Ruci, his son-in-law, kept with him the daughter, Dakṣiṇā.

 

4.1.6

tāḿ kāmayānāḿ bhagavān

uvāha yajuṣāḿ patiḥ

tuṣṭāyāḿ toṣam āpanno

'janayad dvādaśātmajān

 

tām — her; kāmayānām — desiring; bhagavān — the Lord; uvāha — married; yajuṣām — of all sacrifices; patiḥ — master; tuṣṭāyām — in His wife, who was very much pleased; toṣam — great pleasure; āpannaḥ — having obtained; ajanayat — gave birth; dvādaśa — twelve; ātmajān — sons.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Lord of the ritualistic performance of yajña later married Dakṣiṇā, who was anxious to have the Personality of Godhead as her husband, and in this wife the Lord was also very much pleased to beget twelve children.

 

4.1.7

toṣaḥ pratoṣaḥ santoṣo

bhadraḥ śāntir iḍaspatiḥ

idhmaḥ kavir vibhuḥ svahnaḥ

sudevo rocano dvi-ṣaṭ

 

toṣaḥ — Toṣa; pratoṣaḥ — Pratoṣa; santoṣaḥ — Santoṣa; bhadraḥ — Bhadra; śāntiḥ — Sānti; iḍaspatiḥ — Iḍaspati; idhmaḥ — Idhma; kaviḥ — Kavi; vibhuḥ — Vibhu; svahnaḥ — Svahna; sudevaḥ — Sudeva; rocanaḥ — Rocana; dvi-ṣaṭ — twelve.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The twelve boys born of Yajña and Dakṣiṇā were named Toṣa, Pratoṣa, Santoṣa, Bhadra, Sānti, Iḍaspati, Idhma, Kavi, Vibhu, Svahna, Sudeva and Rocana.

 

4.1.8

tuṣitā nāma te devā

āsan svāyambhuvāntare

marīci-miśrā ṛṣayo

yajñaḥ sura-gaṇeśvaraḥ

 

tuṣitāḥ — the category of the Tuṣitas; nāma — of the name; te — all of them; devāḥ — demigods; āsan — became; svāyambhuva — the name of the Manu; antare — at that period; marīci-miśrāḥ — headed by Marīci; ṛṣayaḥ — great sages; yajñaḥ — the incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu; sura-gaṇa-īśvaraḥ — the king of the demigods.

 

TRANSLATION

 

During the time of Svāyambhuva Manu, these sons all became the demigods collectively named the Tuṣitas. Marīci became the head of the seven ṛṣis, and Yajña became the king of the demigods, Indra.

 

4.1.9

priyavratottānapādau

manu-putrau mahaujasau

tat-putra-pautra-naptṝṇām

anuvṛttaḿ tad-antaram

 

priyavrata — Priyavrata; uttānapādau — Uttānapāda; manu-putrau — sons of Manu; mahā-ojasau — very great, powerful; tat — their; putra — sons; pautra — grandsons; naptṝṇām — grandsons from the daughter; anuvṛttam — following; tat-antaram — in that Manu's period.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Svāyambhuva Manu's two sons, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, became very powerful kings, and their sons and grandsons spread all over the three worlds during that period.

 

4.1.10

devahūtim adāt tāta

kardamāyātmajāḿ manuḥ

tat-sambandhi śruta-prāyaḿ

bhavatā gadato mama

 

devahūtim — Devahūti; adāt — handed over; tāta — my dear son; kardamāya — unto the great sage Kardama; ātmajām — daughter; manuḥ — Lord Svāyambhuva Manu; tat-sambandhi — in that connection; śruta-prāyam — heard almost in full; bhavatā — by you; gadataḥ — spoken; mama — by me.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My dear son, Svāyambhuva Manu handed over his very dear daughter Devahūti to Kardama Muni. I have already spoken to you about them, and you have heard about them almost in full.

 

4.1.11

dakṣāya brahma-putrāya

prasūtiḿ bhagavān manuḥ

prāyacchad yat-kṛtaḥ sargas

tri-lokyāḿ vitato mahān

 

dakṣāya — unto Prajāpati Dakṣa; brahma-putrāya — the son of Lord Brahmā; prasūtim — Prasūti; bhagavān — the great personality; manuḥ — Svāyambhuva Manu; prāyacchat — handed over; yat-kṛtaḥ — done by whom; sargaḥ — creation; tri-lokyām — in the three worlds; vitataḥ — expanded; mahān — greatly.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Svāyambhuva Manu handed over his daughter Prasūti to the son of Brahmā named Dakṣa, who was also one of the progenitors of the living entities. The descendants of Dakṣa are spread throughout the three worlds.

 

4.1.12

yāḥ kardama-sutāḥ proktā

nava brahmarṣi-patnayaḥ

tāsāḿ prasūti-prasavaḿ

procyamānaḿ nibodha me

 

yāḥ — those who; kardama-sutāḥ — the daughters of Kardama; proktāḥ — were mentioned; nava — nine; brahma-ṛṣi — great sages of spiritual knowledge; patnayaḥ — wives; tāsām — their; prasūti-prasavam — generations of sons and grandsons; procyamānam — describing; nibodha — try to understand; me — from me.

 

TRANSLATION

 

You have already been informed about the nine daughters of Kardama Muni, who were handed over to nine different sages. I shall now describe the descendants of those nine daughters. Please hear from me.

 

4.1.13

patnī marīces tu kalā

suṣuve kardamātmajā

kaśyapaḿ pūrṇimānaḿ ca

yayor āpūritaḿ jagat

 

patnī — wife; marīceḥ — of the sage named Marīci; tu — also; kalā — named Kalā; suṣuve — gave birth; kardama-ātmajā — daughter of Kardama Muni; kaśyapam — of the name Kaśyapa; pūrṇimānam ca — and of the name Pūrṇimā; yayoḥ — by whom; āpūritam — spread all over; jagat — the world.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Kardama Muni's daughter Kalā, who was married to Marīci, gave birth to two children, whose names were Kaśyapa and Pūrṇimā. Their descendants are spread all over the world.

 

4.1.14

pūrṇimāsūta virajaḿ

viśvagaḿ ca parantapa

devakulyāḿ hareḥ pāda-

śaucād yābhūt sarid divaḥ

 

pūrṇimā — Pūrṇimā; asūta — begot; virajam — a son named Viraja; viśvagam ca — and named Viśvaga; param-tapa — O annihilator of enemies; devakulyām — a daughter named Devakulyā; hareḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pāda-śaucāt — by the water which washed His lotus feet; yā — she; abhūt — became; sarit divaḥ — the transcendental water within the banks of the Ganges.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My dear Vidura, of the two sons, Kaśyapa and Pūrṇimā, Pūrṇimā begot three children, namely Viraja, Viśvaga and Devakulyā. Of these three, Devakulyā was the water which washed the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead and which later on transformed into the Ganges of the heavenly planets.

 

4.1.15

atreḥ patny anasūyā trīñ

jajñe suyaśasaḥ sutān

dattaḿ durvāsasaḿ somam

ātmeśa-brahma-sambhavān

 

atreḥ — of Atri Muni; patnī — wife; anasūyā — named Anasūyā; trīn — three; jajñe — bore; su-yaśasaḥ — very famous; sutān — sons; dattam — Dattātreya; durvāsasam — Durvāsā; somam — Soma (the moon-god); ātma — the Supersoul; īśa — Lord Śiva; brahma — Lord Brahmā; sambhavān — incarnations of.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Anasūyā, the wife of Atri Muni, gave birth to three very famous sons — Soma, Dattātreya and Durvāsā — who were partial representations of Lord Viṣṇu, Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā. Soma was a partial representation of Lord Brahmā, Dattātreya was a partial representation of Lord Viṣṇu, and Durvāsā was a partial representation of Lord Śiva.

 

4.1.16

vidura uvāca

atrer gṛhe sura-śreṣṭhāḥ

sthity-utpatty-anta-hetavaḥ

kiñcic cikīrṣavo jātā

etad ākhyāhi me guro

 

viduraḥ uvāca — Śrī Vidura said; atreḥ gṛhe — in the house of Atri; sura-śreṣṭhāḥ — chief demigods; sthiti — maintenance; utpatti — creation; anta — destruction; hetavaḥ — causes; kiñcit — something; cikīrṣavaḥ — desiring to do; jātāḥ — appeared; etat — this; ākhyāhi — tell; me — to me; guro — my dear spiritual master.

 

TRANSLATION

 

After hearing this, Vidura inquired from Maitreya: My dear master, how is it that the three deities Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva, who are the creator, maintainer and destroyer of the whole creation, became the offspring of the wife of Atri Muni?

 

4.1.17

maitreya uvāca

brahmaṇā coditaḥ sṛṣṭāv

atrir brahma-vidāḿ varaḥ

saha patnyā yayāv ṛkṣaḿ

kulādriḿ tapasi sthitaḥ

 

maitreyaḥ uvāca — Śrī Maitreya Ṛṣi said; brahmaṇā — by Lord Brahmā; coditaḥ — being inspired; sṛṣṭau — for creation; atriḥ — Atri; brahma-vidām — of the persons learned in spiritual knowledge; varaḥ — the chief; saha — with; patnyā — wife; yayau — went; ṛkṣam — to the mountain named Ṛkṣa; kula-adrim — great mountain; tapasi — for austerities; sthitaḥ — remained.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Maitreya said: When Lord Brahmā ordered Atri Muni to create generations after marrying Anasūyā, Atri Muni and his wife went to perform severe austerities in the valley of the mountain known as Ṛkṣa.

 

4.1.18

tasmin prasūna-stabaka-

palāśāśoka-kānane

vārbhiḥ sravadbhir udghuṣṭe

nirvindhyāyāḥ samantataḥ

 

tasmin — in that; prasūna-stabaka — bunches of flowers; palāśa — palāśa trees; aśoka — aśoka trees; kānane — in the forest garden; vārbhiḥ — by the waters; sravadbhiḥ — flowing; udghuṣṭe — in sound; nirvindhyāyāḥ — of the River Nirvindhyā; samantataḥ — everywhere.

 

TRANSLATION

 

In that mountain valley flows a river named Nirvindhyā. On the bank of the river are many aśoka trees and other plants full of palāśa flowers, and there is always the sweet sound of water flowing from a waterfall. The husband and wife reached that beautiful place.

 

4.1.19

prāṇāyāmena saḿyamya

mano varṣa-śataḿ muniḥ

atiṣṭhad eka-pādena

nirdvandvo 'nila-bhojanaḥ

 

prāṇāyāmena — by practice of the breathing exercise; saḿyamya — controlling; manaḥ — mind; varṣa-śatam — one hundred years; muniḥ — the great sage; atiṣṭhat — remained there; eka-pādena — standing on one leg; nirdvandvaḥ — without duality; anila — air; bhojanaḥ — eating.

 

There the great sage concentrated his mind by the yogic breathing exercises, and thereby controlling all attachment, he remained standing on one leg only, eating nothing but air, and stood there on one leg for one hundred years.

 

4.1.20

śaraṇaḿ taḿ prapadye 'haḿ

ya eva jagad-īśvaraḥ

prajām ātma-samāḿ mahyaḿ

prayacchatv iti cintayan

SYNONYMS

śaraṇam — taking shelter; tam — unto Him; prapadye — surrender; aham — I; yaḥ — one who; eva — certainly; jagat-īśvaraḥ — master of the universe; prajām — son; ātma-samām — like Himself; mahyam — unto me; prayacchatu — let Him give; iti — thus; cintayan — thinking.

 

TRANSLATION

 

He was thinking: May the Lord of the universe, of whom I have taken shelter, kindly he pleased to offer me a son exactly like Him.

 

4.1.21

tapyamānaḿ tri-bhuvanaḿ

prāṇāyāmaidhasāgninā

nirgatena muner mūrdhnaḥ

samīkṣya prabhavas trayaḥ

 

tapyamānam — while practicing austerities; tri-bhuvanam — the three worlds; prāṇāyāma — practice by breathing exercise; edhasā — fuel; agninā — by the fire; nirgatena — issuing out; muneḥ — of the great sage; mūrdhnaḥ — the top of the head; samīkṣya — looking over; prabhavaḥ trayaḥ — the three great gods (Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara).

 

TRANSLATION

 

While Atri Muni was engaged in these severe austerities, a blazing fire came out of his head by virtue of his breathing exercise, and that fire was seen by the three principal deities of the three worlds.

 

4.1.22

apsaro-muni-gandharva-

siddha-vidyādharoragaiḥ

vitāyamāna-yaśasas

tad-āśrama-padaḿ yayuḥ

 

apsaraḥ — heavenly society women; muni — great sages; gandharva — inhabitants of the Gandharva planet; siddha — of Siddhaloka; vidyādhara — other demigods; uragaiḥ — the inhabitants of Nāgaloka; vitāyamāna — being spread; yaśasaḥ — fame, reputation; tat — his; āśrama-padam — hermitage; yayuḥ — went.

 

TRANSLATION

 

At that time, the three deities approached the hermitage of Atri Muni, accompanied by the denizens of the heavenly planets, such as the celestial beauties, the Gandharvas, the Siddhas, the Vidyādharas and the Nāgas. Thus they entered the āśrama of the great sage, who had become famous by his austerities.

 

4.1.23

tat-prādurbhāva-saḿyoga-

vidyotita-manā muniḥ

uttiṣṭhann eka-pādena

dadarśa vibudharṣabhān

 

tat — their; prādurbhāva — appearance; saḿyoga — simultaneously; vidyotita — enlightened; manāḥ — in the mind; muniḥ — the great sage; uttiṣṭhan — being awakened; eka-pādena — even on one leg; dadarśa — saw; vibudha — demigods; ṛṣabhān — the great personalities.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The sage was standing on one leg, but as soon as he saw that the three deities had appeared before him, he was so pleased to see them all together that despite great difficulty he approached them on one leg.

 

4.1.24

praṇamya daṇḍavad bhūmāv

upatasthe 'rhaṇāñjaliḥ

vṛṣa-haḿsa-suparṇa-sthān

svaiḥ svaiś cihnaiś ca cihnitān

 

praṇamya — offering obeisances; daṇḍa-vat — like a rod; bhūmau — ground; upatasthe — fell down; arhaṇa — all paraphernalia for worship; añjaliḥ — folded hands; vṛṣa — bull; haḿsa — swan; suparṇa — the Garuḍa bird; sthān — situated; svaiḥ — own; svaiḥ — own; cihnaiḥ — by symbols; ca — and; cihnitān — being recognized.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Thereafter he began to offer prayers to the three deities, who were seated on different carriers — a bull, a swan and Garuḍa — and who held in their hands a drum, kuśa grass and a discus. The sage offered them his respects by falling down like a stick.

 

4.1.25

kṛpāvalokena hasad-

vadanenopalambhitān

tad-rociṣā pratihate

nimīlya munir akṣiṇī

 

kṛpā-avalokena — glancing with mercy; hasat — smiling; vadanena — with faces; upalambhitān — appearing very much satisfied; tat — their; rociṣā — by the glaring effulgence; pratihate — being dazzled; nimīlya — closing; muniḥ — the sage; akṣiṇī — his eyes.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Atri Muni was greatly pleased to see that the three devas were gracious towards him. His eyes were dazzled by the effulgence of their bodies, and therefore he closed his eyes for the time being.

 

4.1.26-27

cetas tat-pravaṇaḿ yuñjann

astāvīt saḿhatāñjaliḥ

ślakṣṇayā sūktayā vācā

sarva-loka-garīyasaḥ

atrir uvāca

viśvodbhava-sthiti-layeṣu vibhajyamānair

māyā-guṇair anuyugaḿ vigṛhīta-dehāḥ

te brahma-viṣṇu-giriśāḥ praṇato 'smy ahaḿ vas

tebhyaḥ ka eva bhavatāḿ ma ihopahūtaḥ

 

cetaḥ — heart; tat-pravaṇam — fixing on them; yuñjan — making; astāvīt — offered prayers; saḿhata-añjaliḥ — with folded hands; ślakṣṇayā — ecstatic; sūktayā — prayers; vācā — words; sarva-loka — all over the world; garīyasaḥ — honorable; atriḥ uvāca — Atri said; viśva — the universe; udbhava — creation; sthiti — maintenance; layeṣu — in destruction; vibhajyamānaiḥ — being divided; māyā-guṇaiḥ — by the external modes of nature; anuyugam — according to different millenniums; vigṛhīta — accepted; dehāḥ — bodies; te — they; brahma — Lord Brahmā; viṣṇu — Lord Viṣṇu; giriśāḥ — Lord Śiva; praṇataḥ — bowed; asmi — am; aham — I; vaḥ — unto you; tebhyaḥ — from them; kaḥ — who; eva — certainly; bhavatām — of you; me — by me; iha — here; upahūtaḥ — called for.

 

TRANSLATION

 

But since his heart was already attracted by the deities, somehow or other he gathered his senses, and with folded hands and sweet words he began to offer prayers to the predominating deities of the universe. The great sage Atri said: O Lord Brahmā, Lord Viṣṇu and Lord Śiva, you have divided yourself into three bodies by accepting the three modes of material nature, as you do in every millennium for the creation, maintenance and dissolution of the cosmic manifestation. I offer my respectful obeisances unto all of you and beg to inquire whom of you three I have called by my prayer.

 

4.1.28

eko mayeha bhagavān vividha-pradhānaiś

cittī-kṛtaḥ prajananāya kathaḿ nu yūyam

atrāgatās tanu-bhṛtāḿ manaso 'pi dūrād

brūta prasīdata mahān iha vismayo me

 

ekaḥ — one; mayā — by me; iha — here; bhagavān — great personality; vividha — various; pradhānaiḥ — by paraphernalia; cittī-kṛtaḥ — fixed in mind; prajananāya — for begetting a child; katham — why; nu — however; yūyam — all of you; atra — here; āgatāḥ — appeared; tanu-bhṛtām — of the embodied; manasaḥ — the minds; api — although; dūrāt — from far beyond; brūta — kindly explain; prasīdata — being merciful to me; mahān — very great; iha — this; vismayaḥ — doubt; me — of mine.

 

TRANSLATION

 

I called for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, desiring a son like Him, and I thought of Him only. But although He is far beyond the mental speculation of man, all three of you have come here. Kindly let me know how you have come, for I am greatly bewildered about this.

 

4.1.29

maitreya uvāca

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā

trayas te vibudharṣabhāḥ

pratyāhuḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā

prahasya tam ṛṣiḿ prabho

 

maitreyaḥ uvāca — the sage Maitreya said; iti — thus; tasya — his; vacaḥ — words; śrutvā — after hearing; trayaḥ te — all three; vibudha — demigods; ṛṣabhāḥ — chiefs; pratyāhuḥ — replied; ślakṣṇayā — gentle; vācā — voices; prahasya — smiling; tam — unto him; ṛṣim — the great sage; prabho — O mighty one.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The great sage Maitreya continued: Upon hearing Atri Muni speak in that way, the three great deities smiled, and they replied in the following sweet words.

 

4.1.30

devā ūcuḥ

yathā kṛtas te sańkalpo

bhāvyaḿ tenaiva nānyathā

sat-sańkalpasya te brahman

yad vai dhyāyati te vayam

 

devāḥ ūcuḥ — the demigods replied; yathā — as; kṛtaḥ — done; te — by you; sańkalpaḥ — determination; bhāvyam — to be done; tena eva — by that; na anyathā — not otherwise; sat-sańkalpasya — one whose determination is never lost; te — of you; brahman — O dear brāhmaṇa; yat — that which; vai — certainly; dhyāyati — meditating; te — all of them; vayam — we are.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The three deities told Atri Muni: Dear brāhmaṇa, you are perfect in your determination, and therefore as you have decided, so it will happen; it will not happen otherwise. We are all the same person upon whom you were meditating, and therefore we have all come to you.

 

4.1.31

athāsmad-aḿśa-bhūtās te

ātmajā loka-viśrutāḥ

bhavitāro 'ńga bhadraḿ te

visrapsyanti ca te yaśaḥ

 

atha — therefore; asmat — our; aḿśa-bhūtāḥ — plenary expansions; te — your; ātmajāḥ — sons; loka-viśrutāḥ — very famous in the world; bhavitāraḥ — in the future will be born; ańga — dear great sage; bhadram — all good fortune; te — unto you; visrapsyanti — will spread; ca — also; te — your; yaśaḥ — reputation.

 

TRANSLATION

 

You will have sons who will represent a partial manifestation of our potency, and because we desire all good fortune for you, those sons will glorify your reputation throughout the world.

 

4.1.32

evaḿ kāma-varaḿ dattvā

pratijagmuḥ sureśvarāḥ

sabhājitās tayoḥ samyag

dampatyor miṣatos tataḥ

 

evam — thus; kāma-varam — desired benediction; dattvā — offering; pratijagmuḥ — returned; sura-īśvarāḥ — the chief demigods; sabhājitāḥ — being worshiped; tayoḥ — while they; samyak — perfectly; dampatyoḥ — the husband and wife; miṣatoḥ — were looking on; tataḥ — from there.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Thus, while the couple looked on, the three deities Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara disappeared from that place after bestowing upon Atri Muni the benediction.

 

4.1.33

somo 'bhūd brahmaṇo 'ḿśena

datto viṣṇos tu yogavit

durvāsāḥ śańkarasyāḿśo

nibodhāńgirasaḥ prajāḥ

 

somaḥ — the king of the moon planet; abhūt — appeared; brahmaṇaḥ — of Lord Brahmā; aḿśena — partial expansion; dattaḥ — Dattātreya; viṣṇoḥ — of Viṣṇu; tu — but; yoga-vit — very powerful yogī; durvāsāḥ — Durvāsā; śańkarasya aḿśaḥ — partial expansion of Lord Śiva; nibodha — just try to understand; ańgirasaḥ — of the great sage Ańgirā; prajāḥ — generations.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Thereafter, from the partial representation of Brahmā, the moon-god was born of them; from the partial representation of Viṣṇu, the great mystic Dattātreya was born; and from the partial representation of Śańkara [Lord Śiva], Durvāsā was born. Now you may hear from me of the many sons of Ańgirā.

 

4.1.34

śraddhā tv ańgirasaḥ patnī

catasro 'sūta kanyakāḥ

sinīvālī kuhū rākā

caturthy anumatis tathā

 

śraddhā — Śraddhā; tu — but; ańgirasaḥ — of Ańgirā Ṛṣi; patnī — wife; catasraḥ — four; asūta — gave birth; kanyakāḥ — daughters; sinīvālī — Sinīvālī; kuhūḥ — Kuhū; rākā — Rākā; caturthī — the fourth one; anumatiḥ — Anumati; tathā — also.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Ańgirā's wife, Śraddhā, gave birth to four daughters, named Sinīvālī, Kuhū, Rākā and Anumati.