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SB 3.12.13

Devanāgarī

धीर्धृतिरसलोमा च नियुत्सर्पिरिलाम्बिका । इरावती स्वधा दीक्षा रुद्राण्यो रुद्र ते स्त्रिय: ॥ १३ ॥

Text

dhīr dhṛti-rasalomā ca niyut sarpir ilāmbikā irāvatī svadhā dīkṣā rudrāṇyo rudra te striyaḥ

Synonyms

dhīḥ,dhṛti,rasalā,umā,niyut,sarpiḥ,ilā,ambikā,irāvatī,svadhā,dīkṣārudrāṇyaḥ—the eleven Rudrāṇīs;rudra—O Rudra;te—unto you;striyaḥ—wives.

Translation

O Rudra, you also have eleven wives, called the Rudrāṇīs, and they are as follows: Dhī, Dhṛti, Rasalā, Umā, Niyut, Sarpi, Ilā, Ambikā, Irāvatī, Svadhā and Dīkṣā.

← SB 3.12.12Chapter 12SB 3.12.14