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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 8]
Aurva; jānatā—understanding that; ātmānam—the body of the queen; prajā-vantam—bore a son within the womb; nivāritā—was forbidden.
TRANSLATION
Bāhuka died when he was old, and one of his wives wanted to die with him, following the satī rite. At that time, however, Aurva Muni, knowing her to be pregnant, forbade her to die.
TEXT 4
अज्ञायास्यै सपत्नीभिर्गरो दत्तोऽन्धसा सह । 
    सह तेनैव संजातः सगराख्यो महायशः । 
    सगरश्चक्रवर्त्यासीत् सागरो यत्सुतैः कृतः ॥ ४ ॥
ājñāyāsyai sapatnībhir 
    garo datto 'ndhasā saha 
    saha tenaiva sañjātaḥ 
    sagarākhyo mahā-yaśāḥ 
    sagaraś cakravarty āsīt 
    sāgaro yat-sutaiḥ kṛtaḥ
ājñāya—knowing (this); asyai—unto that pregnant queen; sapatnībhiḥ—by the co-wives of the wife of Bāhuka; garaḥ—poison; dattaḥ—was given; andhasā saha—with her food; saha tena—with that poison; eva—also; sañjātaḥ—was born; sagara-ākhyaḥ—by the name Sagara; mahā-yaśāḥ—having a great reputation; sagaraḥ—King Sagara; cakravartī—the emperor; āsīt—became; sāgaraḥ—the place known as Gaṅgāsāgara; yat-sutaiḥ—by the sons of whom; kṛtaḥ—was excavated.
TRANSLATION
Knowing that she was pregnant, the co-wives of the wife of Bāhuka conspired to give her poison with her food, but it did not act. Instead, the son was born along with the poison. Therefore he became famous as Sagara [“one who is born with poison”]. Sagara later became the emperor. The place known as Gaṅgāsāgara was excavated by his sons.