32 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 1

rseh—of the saintly person; tu—indeed; vedasirasah—Vedasira;
tusita—Tusita; ndma—named; patni—the wife; abhit—begat;
tasyém—in her (womb); jajfie—took birth; tatah—thereafter; devah—
the Lord; vibhuh—Vibhu; iti—thus; abhivisrutah—celebrated as.

TRANSLATION

Vedasira was a very celebrated rsi. From the womb of his wife,
whose name was Tusita, came the avatara named Vibhu.

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wearer gzat J TAA: |
aeafgead aa alate: 122!

astdSiti-sahasrani
munayo ye dhrta-vratah
anvasiksan vratam tasya
kaumara-brahmacdarinah

astasiti—eighty-eight;  sahasrdni—thousand; munayah—great

saintly persons; ye—those who; dhrta-vratah—fixed in vows;
anvasiksan—took instructions; vratam—vows; tasya—from him
(Vibhu); kaumaéra—who was unmarried; brahmacdrinah—and fixed in
the brahmacari stage of life.

TRANSLATION

Vibhu remained a brahmacari and never married throughout his
life. From him, eighty-eight thousand other saintly persons took
lessons on self-control, austerity and similar behavior.

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ada sam ama fraadadt Ag |
Gat? GAN AeEATMNgGa FT URzll

trttya uttamo nama
priyavrata-suto manuh
