Text 56]
Creation of the Kumāras and Others
483
strī yāsīc chatarūpākhyā mahiṣy asya mahātmanaḥ
yaḥ—one who; tu—but; tatra—there; pumān—the male; saḥ—he; abhūt—became; manuḥ—the father of mankind; svāyambhuvaḥ—of the name Svāyambhuva; svarāṭ—fully independent; strī—the woman; yā—one who; āsīt—there was; śatarūpā—of the name Śatarūpā; ākhyā—known as; mahiṣī—the queen; asya—of him; mahātmanaḥ—the great soul.
TRANSLATION
Out of them, the one who had the male form became known as the Manu named Svāyambhuva, and the woman became known as Śatarūpā, the queen of the great soul Manu.
TEXT 55
तदा मिथुनधर्मेण प्रजा ह्येधाम्बभूविरे ॥५५॥
tadā mithuna-dharmeṇa prajā hy edhām babhūvire
tadā—at that time; mithuna—sex life; dharmeṇa—according to regulative principles; prajāḥ—generations; hi—certainly; edhām—increased; babhūvire—took place.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, by sex indulgence, they gradually increased generations of population one after another.
TEXT 56
स चापि शतरूपायां पञ्चापत्यान्यजीजनत् ।
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ तिस्रः कन्याश्च भारत ।
आकूतिर्देवहूतिश्च प्रष्ठतिरिति सत्तम ॥५६॥
sa cāpi śatarūpāyām pañcāpatyāny ajījanat priyavratottānapādau