48 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 1
because in Bhagavad-gita it is said that the determining considerations
are guna and karma, one’s qualities and work. It is this daiva-var-
nasrama that should be established all over the world to continue a per-
fect society for Krsna consciousness. This may be astonishing to foolish
critics, but it is one of the functions of a Krsna conscious society.
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mand afar TATE ATTA A AT TAT ATA aaa aeaTATT
S

aft aa Calera HII
dgnidhredhmajihva-yajnabahu-mahdavira-hiranyareto-ghrtaprstha-
savana-medhatithi-vitihotra-kavaya iti sarva evdgni-namanah.

agnidhra—Agnidhra; idhma-jihva—Idhmajihva; yajria-bahu—
Yajfiabahu; mahd-vira—Mahavira; hiranya-retah—Hiranyareta; ghrta-
prstha—Ghrtaprstha; savana—Savana; medhd-tithi—Medhatithi; viti-
hotra—Vitihotra; kavayah—and Kavi: iti—thus; sarve—all these;
eva—certainly; agni—of the demigod controlling fire; namanah—
names.

TRANSLATION

The ten sons of Maharaja Priyavrata were named Agnidhra,
Idhmajihva, Yajnabahu, Mahavira, Hiranyareta, Ghrtaprstha,
Savana, Medhatithi, Vitihotra and Kavi. These are also names of
Agni, the fire-god.

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aa are: aaa att TAT aahrarmne -
MATT HANTIT: MACTATPATAAITT | 2G I
etesam kavir mahdvirah savana iti traya dsann urdhva-retasas ta Gtma-
vidyayam arbha-bhavad arabhya krta-paricayah paramahamsyam
evasramam abhajan.
