Text 37] Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead 225

tam—that child; si—she (Kunti); atyajat—gave up; nadi-toye—in
the water of the river; krcchrat—with great repentance; lokasya—of the
people in general; bibhyati—fearing; prapitamahah—(your) great-
grandfather; tam—her (Kunti); wuiha—married; panduh—the king
known as Pandu; vai—indeed; satya-vikramah—very pious and
chivalrous.

TRANSLATION

Because Kunti feared people’s criticisms, with great difficulty
she had to give up her affection for her child. Unwillingly, she
packed the child in a basket and let it float down the waters of the
river. O Maharaja Pariksit, your great-grandfather the pious and
chivalrous King Pandu later married Kunti.

TEXT 37

aaa ¢ WEN Taga TanMt |
TAMA FT ATTA A: JA: (1911

Srutadevam tu kdariiso
vrddhasarma samagrahit

yasyam abhid dantavakra
rsi-Sapto diteh sutah

srutadevam—unto Srutadevi, a sister of Kunti’s; tu—but; kartisah—
the King of Kariisa; vrddhasarma—Vrddhaéarma; samagrahit—mar-
ried; yasyam—through whom; abhit—was born; dantavakrah—Dan-
tavakra; rsi-Saptah—was formerly cursed by the sages Sanaka and
Sanatana; diteh—of Diti; sutah—son.

TRANSLATION

Vrddhasarma, the King of Kariisa, married Kunti’s sister
Srutadeva, and from her womb Dantavakra was born. Having been
cursed by the sages headed by Sanaka, Dantavakra had formerly

been born as the son of Diti named Hiranyaksa.
