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dista-dhrsta-karisakan—named Iksvaku, Nrga, Saryati, Dista, Dhrsta
and Karisaka; narisyantam—Narisyanta, prsadhram ca—and
Prsadhra; nabhagam ca—and Nabhaga; kavim—Kavi; vibhuh—the
great.
TRANSLATION
O King, best of the Bharata dynasty, from Vivasvan, by the
womb of Samjfa, Sraddhadeva Manu was born. Sraddhadeva
Manu, having conquered his senses, begot ten sons in the womb of
his wife, Sraddha. The names of these sons were Iksvaku, Nrga,
Saryati, Dista, Dhrsta, Karisaka, Narisyanta, Prsadhra, Nabhaga
and Kavi.
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aprajasya manoh pirvam
vasistho bhagavan kila
mitrd-varunayor istim
prajartham akarod vibhuh
aprajasya—of he who had no son; manoh—of Manu; piuirvam—for-
merly; vasisthah—the great saint Vasistha; bhagavan—powerful;
kila—indeed; mitrd-varunayoh—of the demigods named Mitra and
Varuna; istim—a sacrifice; prajd-artham—for the sake of getting sons;
akarot—executed; vibhuh—the great person.
TRANSLATION
Manu at first had no sons. Therefore, in order to get a son for
him, the great saint Vasistha, who was very powerful in spiritual
knowledge, performed a sacrifice to satisfy the demigods Mitra and
Varuna.
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