CHAPTER FIFTEEN
King Prthu's Appearance and Coronation

TEXT 1

994 Taq

Se wENTa: |
TREAT TATTTHAT AAT Il 2 Il

mattreya uvdca
atha tasya punar viprair
aputrasya mahipateh
bahubhyam mathyamanabhyam
mithunam samapadyata

maitreyah uvaca—Maitreya continued to speak; atha—thus; tasya—his;
punah—again; vipraih—by the brahmanas; aputrasya—without a son;
mahipateh—of the King; bahubhyam—from the arms; mathyamanabhyam—
being churned; mithunam—a couple; samapadyata—took birth.
TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, thus the brahmanas
and the great sages churned the two arms of King Vena’s dead body. As a
result a male and female couple came out of his arms.

TEXT 2

a ty fryd srearat aerate: |
Se: Trager fafa aaresery I 2

tad drstva mithunam jatam
rsayo brahma-vadinah

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