SB 6.18.4

SB 6.18.4

Devanagari

धातु: कुहू: सिनीवाली राका चानुमतिस्तथा । सायं दर्शमथ प्रात: पूर्णमासमनुक्रमात् ॥ ३ ॥ अग्नीन् पुरीष्यानाधत्त क्रियायां समनन्तर: । चर्षणी वरुणस्यासीद्यस्यां जातो भृगु: पुन: ॥ ४ ॥

Verse text

dhātuḥ kuhūḥ sinīvālī rākā cānumatis tathā sāyaṁ darśam atha prātaḥ pūrṇamāsam anukramāt agnīn purīṣyān ādhatta kriyāyāṁ samanantaraḥ carṣaṇī varuṇasyāsīd yasyāṁ jāto bhṛguḥ punaḥ

Synonyms

dhātuḥ of Dhātā ; kuhūḥ Kuhū ; sinīvālī Sinīvālī ; rākā Rākā ; ca and ; anumatiḥ Anumati ; tathā also ; sāyam Sāyam ; darśam Darśa ; atha also ; prātaḥ Prātaḥ ; pūrṇamāsam Pūrṇamāsa ; anukramāt respectively ; agnīn fire-gods ; purīṣyān called the Purīṣyas ; ādhatta begot ; kriyāyām in Kriyā ; samanantaraḥ the next son, Vidhātā ; carṣaṇī Carṣaṇī ; varuṇasya of Varuṇa ; āsīt was ; yasyām in whom ; jātaḥ took birth ; bhṛguḥ Bhṛgu ; punaḥ again .

Translation

Dhātā, the seventh son of Aditi, had four wives, named Kuhū, Sinīvālī, Rākā and Anumati. These wives begot four sons, named Sāyam, Darśa, Prātaḥ and Pūrṇamāsa respectively. The wife of Vidhātā, the eighth son of Aditi, was named Kriyā. In her Vidhātā begot the five fire-gods named the Purīṣyas. The wife of Varuṇa, the ninth son of Aditi, was named Carṣaṇī. Bhṛgu, the son of Brahmā, took birth again in her womb.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Dhātā, the seventh son of Aditi, had four wives, named Kuhū, Sinīvālī, Rākā and Anumati. These wives begot four sons, named Sāyam, Darśa, Prātaḥ and Pūrṇamāsa respectively. The wife of Vidhātā, the eighth son of Aditi, was named Kriyā. In her Vidhātā begot the five fire-gods named the Purīṣyas. The wife of Varuṇa, the ninth son of Aditi, was named Carṣaṇī. Bhṛgu, the son of Brahmā, took birth again in her womb. Samanantaraḥ refers to Vidhātā, the eighth son. In his wife Kriyā he bore the fires called Purīṣyas. Śruti says paṣcacitīḥ purīṣyāso ’gnaya: the five fires are called Purīṣya. Carṣaṇī was the wife of Varuṇa. Previously Bhṛgu was born as the son of Brahmā, but was again born as Varuṇa’s son. [Note: Varuṇa wsa the ninth son of Aditi. The list is given in SB 6.6.39.] Bhṛgu and Vālmīkī were the sons of Varuṇa alone whereas Agastya and Vaśiṣṭha were sons of both Varuṇa and Mitra.