SB 9.1.13

TEXT 13

TEXT

अप्रजस्य मनोः पूर्वं वसिष्ठो भगवान्किल ।
मित्रावरुणयोरिष्टिं प्रजार्थमकरोद्विभुः ॥ १३ ॥

aprajasya manoḥ pūrvam

vasistho bhagavan kila

mitra-varunayor istim

prajartham akarod vibhuḥ

aprajasya-of he who had no son; manoḥ-of Manu; pūrvam-formerly; vasisthaḥ-the great saint Vasistha; bhagavan-powerful; kila-indeed; mitra-varunayoḥ-of the demigods named Mitra and Varuna; istim-a sacrifice; praja-artham-for the sake of getting sons; akarot-executed; vibhuḥ-the great person.

TRANSLATION

Manu at first had no sons. Therefore, in order to get a son for him, the great saint Vasistha, who was very powerful in spiritual knowledge, performed a sacrifice to satisfy the demigods Mitra and Varuna.

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