16 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 6

lost during his disease. Nevertheless he could not beget children.
The moon loses his shining power during the dark fortnight, and
in the bright fortnight it is manifest again. O King Pariksit, now
please hear from me the names of KaSyapa’s wives, from whose
wombs the population of the entire universe has come. They are
the mothers of almost all the population of the entire universe,
and their names are very auspicious to hear. They are Aditi, Diti,
Danu, Kastha, Arista, Surasa, fla, Muni, Krodhavasa, Tamra,
Surabhi, Sarama and Timi. From the womb of Timi all the aquatics
took birth, and from the womb of Sarama the ferocious animals
like the tigers and lions took birth.

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surabher mahisa gavo
ye canye dvisapha nrpa
tamrayah syena-grdhradya
muner apsarasam ganah
surabheh—from the womb of Surabhi; mahisah—buffalo: gavah—
cows; ye—who; ca—also; anye—others; dvi-saphah—having cloven
hooves; nrpa—O King; tamrayah—from Tamra; Syena—eagles:
grdhra-ddyah—vultures and so on; muneh—from Muni; apsarasaém—
of angels; ganadh—the groups.

TRANSLATION

My dear King Pariksit, from the womb of Surabhi the buffalo,
cow and other animals with cloven hooves took birth, from the
womb of Tamra the eagles, vultures and other large birds of prey
took birth, and from the womb of Muni the angels took birth.

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