SB 4.1.38

SB 4.1.38

Devanagari

पुलहस्य गतिर्भार्या त्रीनसूत सती सुतान् । कर्मश्रेष्ठं वरीयांसं सहिष्णुं च महामते ॥ ३८ ॥

Verse text

pulahasya gatir bhāryā trīn asūta satī sutān karmaśreṣṭhaṁ varīyāṁsaṁ sahiṣṇuṁ ca mahā-mate

Synonyms

pulahasya of Pulaha ; gatiḥ Gati ; bhāryā wife ; trīn three ; asūta gave birth ; satī chaste ; sutān sons ; karma śreṣṭham — very expert in fruitive activities ; varīyāṁsam very respectable ; sahiṣṇum very tolerant ; ca also ; mahā mate — O great Vidura .

Translation

Gati, the wife of the sage Pulaha, gave birth to three sons, named Karmaśreṣṭha, Varīyān and Sahiṣṇu, and all of them were great sages.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O Vidura! Gati, the wife of the sage Pulaha, gave birth to three pure sons, named Karmaśreṣṭha, Varīyān and Sahiṣṇu.

Purport

Gati, the wife of Pulaha, was the fifth daughter of Kardama Muni. She was very faithful to her husband, and all her sons were as good as he.