SB 4.1.12

TEXT 12

TEXT

याः कर्दमसुताः प्रोक्ता नव ब्रह्मर्षिपत्नयः ।
तासां प्रसूतिप्रसवं प्रोच्यमानं निबोध मे ॥ १२ ॥

yah kardama-sutah prokta

nava brahmarsi-patnayah

tasam prasutiprasavam

procyamanam nibodha me

yah-those who; kardama-sutah-the daughters of Kardama; proktah-were mentioned; nava-nine; brahma-rsi-great sages of spiritual knowledge; patnayah-wives; tasam-their; prasutiprasavam-generations of sons and grandsons; procyamanam-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.

PURPORT

The Third Canto has already described how Kardama Muni begot nine daughters in Devahuti and how all the daughters were later handed over to great sages like Marici, Atri and Vasistha.

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