CHAPTER FIFTEEN
King Prthu's Appearance and Coronation
TEXT 1
154 TAF
7 Te mera: |
TREAT TATTTHAT MATT 1 2 I
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
ay ty frgd arava aerate: |
we: Trade fafeear aaewery tl 2 II
tad drstva mithunam jatam
rsayo brahma-vadinah
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