Text 42] The Progeny of the Daughters of Dakṣa
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Saṁjñā; yamam—to Yamarāja; devam—the demigod; yamīm—to his sister named Yamī; tathā—as well as; sā—she; eva—also; bhūtvā—becoming; atha—then; vaḍavā—a mare; nāsatyau—to the Aśvini-kumāras; suṣuve—gave birth; bhuvi—on this earth.
TRANSLATION
Saṁjñā, the wife of Vivasvān, the sun-god, gave birth to the Manu named Śrāddhadeva, and the same fortunate wife also gave birth to the twins Yamarāja and the River Yamunā. Then Yamī, while wandering on the earth in the form of a mare, gave birth to the Aśvini-kumāras.
TEXT 41
छाया शनैश्वरं लेभे सावर्णं च मनुं ततः । कन्यां च तपतीं या वै वत्रे संवरणं पतिम् ॥४१॥
chāyā śanaiścaram lebhe sāvarṇim ca manum tataḥ kanyām ca tapatīm yā vai vavre saṁvaraṇam patim
chāyā—Chāyā, another wife of the sun-god; śanaiścaram—Saturn; lebhe—begot; sāvarṇim—Sāvarṇi; ca—and; manum—the Manu; tataḥ—from him (Vivasvān); kanyām—one daughter; ca—as well as; tapatīm—named Tapatī; yā—who; vai—indeed; vavre—married; saṁvaraṇam—Saṁvaraṇa; patim—husband.
TRANSLATION
Chāyā, another wife of the sun-god, begot two sons named Śanaiścara and Śāvarṇi Manu, and one daughter, Tapatī, who married Śaṁvaraṇa.
TEXT 42
अर्यम्णो मातृका पत्नी तयोश्वर्षणयः सुताः । यत्र वै मानुषी जातिर्ब्रह्मणा चोपकल्पिता ॥४२॥