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SB 10.3.42

Devanāgarī

तयोवान पुनरेवाहमदित्यामास कश्यपात् । उपेन्द्र इति विख्यातो वामनत्वाच्च वामन: ॥ ४२ ॥

Text

tayor vāṁ punar evāham adityām āsa kaśyapāt upendra iti vikhyāto vāmanatvāc ca vāmanaḥ

Synonyms

tayoḥ—of you two, husband and wife;vām—in both of you;punaḥeva—even again;aham—I Myself;adityām—in the womb of Aditi;āsa—appeared;kaśyapāt—by the semen of Kaśyapa Muni;upendraḥ—by the name Upendra;iti—thus;vikhyātaḥ—celebrated;vāmanatvātca—and because of being a dwarf;vāmanaḥ—I was known as Vāmana.

Translation

In the next millennium, I again appeared from the two of you, who appeared as My mother, Aditi, and My father, Kaśyapa. I was known as Upendra, and because of being a dwarf, I was also known as Vāmana.

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