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tebhyo ’gnayah samabhavan
catvarimsac ca panca ca
ta evaikonapancasat
sakam pitr-pitamahaih
SYNONYMS
tebhyah—from them; agnayah—fire-gods; samabhavan—were produced; catvarimsat—forty; ca—and; panca—five; ca—and; te—they; eva—certainly; ekona-pancasat—forty-nine; sakam—along with; pitr-pitamahaih—with the fathers and grandfather.
TRANSLATION
From those three sons another forty-five descendants were generated, who are also fire-gods. The total number of fire-gods is therefore forty-nine, including the fathers and the grandfather.
PURPORT
The grandfather is Agni, and the sons are Pavaka, Pavamana and Suci. Counting these four, plus forty-five grandsons, there are altogether forty-nine different fire-gods.
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