32
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[ Canto 4, Ch. 1 ]
citraketuḥ surociś ca virajā mitra eva ca ulbaṇo vasubhṛdyāno dyumān śakty-ādayo 'pare
citraketuḥ—Citraketu; surociḥ ca—and Suroci; virajāḥ—Virajā; mitraḥ—Mitra; eva—also; ca—and; ulbaṇaḥ—Ulbaṇa; vasubhṛdyānaḥ—Vasubhṛdyāna; dyumān—Dyumān; śakti-ādayaḥ—sons headed by Śakti; apare—from his other wife.
TRANSLATION
The names of these seven sages are as follows: Citraketu, Suroci, Virajā, Mitra, Ulbaṇa, Vasubhṛdyāna, and Dyumān. Some other very competent sons were born from his other wives.
PURPORT
Ūrjā, who is sometimes known as Arundhatī and is the wife of Vasiṣṭha, is the ninth daughter of Kardama Muni.
TEXT 42
विचिस्त्वयर्वणः पत्नी लेभे पुत्रं धृतव्रतम् । दध्यश्चमश्वशिरसं भृगोर्वशं निरोध मे ॥४२॥
cittis tvatharvaṇaḥ patnī lebhe putraṁ dhṛtavratam dadhyañcam aśvaśirasaṁ bhṛgor vaṁśaṁ nibodha me
cittiḥ—Citti; tu—also; atharvaṇaḥ—of Atharvā; patnī—wife; lebhe—got; putram—son; dhṛtavratam—completely dedicated to a vow; dadhyañcam—Dadhyañca; aśvaśirasam—Aśvaśirā; bhṛgoḥ vaṁśam—generations of Bhṛgu; nibodha—try to understand; me—from me.
TRANSLATION
Citti, wife of the sage Atharvā, gave birth to a son named Aśvaśirā by accepting a great vow called Dadhyañca. Now you can hear from me about the descendants of the sage Bhṛgu.