Text 21] The Activities of Maharaja Agnidhra 105
TRANSLATION

Piarvacitti gave birth to these nine sons, one each year, but after
they grew up, she left them at home and again approached Lord
Brahma to worship him.

PURPORT

There are many instances in which Apsaras, heavenly angels, have
descended to this earth by the order of a superior demigod like Lord
Brahma or Lord Indra, have followed the demigod’s order by marrying
someone and giving birth to children, and have then returned to their
celestial homes. For example, after Menaka, the celestial woman who had
come to delude Visvamitra Muni, gave birth to the child Sakuntala, she
left both the child and her husband and returned to the heavenly planets.
Parvacitti did not remain permanently with Maharaja Agnidhra. After
cooperating in his household affairs, she left Maharaja Agnidhra and all
nine sons and returned to Brahma to worship him.

TEXT 21

TAA ARETE deta: fe PTT,
AAA ATTA TETATTTT CHT TAA! 11 22 I
agnidhra-sutds te matur anugrahdd autpattikenaiva sarmhanana-
balopetah pitra vibhakta atma-tulya-namani yatha-bhagam
jambidvipa-varsani bubhujuh.

dgnidhra-sutah—the sons of Maharaja Agnidhra; te—they: matuh—
of the mother; anugrahat—by the mercy or by drinking the breast milk:
autpattikena—naturally; eva—certainly; sarmhanana —well-built body:
bala—strength; upetah—obtained; pitra—by the father: vibhaktah—
divided; atma-tulya—following their own: naémdni—possessing names:
yatha-bhagam—divided properly; jambidvipa-varsani—different parts
of Jambadvipa (probably Asia and Europe combined together): bubhu-
Juh—ruled.
