Text 41] Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu 31

sahasrani—thousand; jvalatah—very brilliant; brahma-tejasa—by dint of the
Brahman effulgence.

TRANSLATION

Kratu’s wife, Kriya, gave birth to 60,000 great sages, named the
Valakhilyas. All these sages were greatly advanced in spiritual knowledge,
and their bodies were illuminated by such knowledge.

PURPORT

Kriya is the sixth daughter of Kardama Muni, and she produced 60,000
sages, who were known as the Valakhilyas because they all retired from
family life as vanaprasthas.

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oaat aft gm afega way |
faasaraana aq AalaisAe: vel
urjayam jajiire putra
vasisthasya parantapa

citraketu-pradhanas te
sapta brahmarsayo ’malah

urjayam—in Urja; jajfiire-took birth; putrah—sons; vasisthasya—of
the great sage Vasistha; parantapa—O great one; citraketu—Citraketu;
pradhanah—headed by; te—all the sons; sapta—seven; brahmarsayah—great
sages with spiritual knowledge; amalah—without contamination.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Vasistha begot in his wife, Orja, sometimes called
Arundhati, seven spotlessly great sages, headed by the sage named Citraketu.

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