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SB 3.14.8

Devanāgarī

दितिर्दाक्षायणी क्षत्तर्मारीचं कश्यपं पतिम् । अपत्यकामा चकमे सन्ध्यायां हृच्छयार्दिता ॥ ८ ॥

Text

ditir dākṣāyaṇī kṣattar mārīcaṁ kaśyapaṁ patim apatya-kāmā cakame sandhyāyāṁ hṛc-chayārditā

Synonyms

ditiḥ—Diti;dākṣāyaṇī—the daughter of Dakṣa;kṣattaḥ—O Vidura;mārīcam—the son of Marīci;kaśyapam—Kaśyapa;patim—her husband;apatya-kāmā—desirous of having a child;cakame—longed for;sandhyāyām—in the evening;hṛt-śaya—by sex desires;arditā—distressed.

Translation

Diti, daughter of Dakṣa, being afflicted with sex desire, begged her husband, Kaśyapa, the son of Marīci, to have intercourse with her in the evening in order to beget a child.

← SB 3.14.7Chapter 14SB 3.14.9