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SB 4.1.38

Devanāgarī

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

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.

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.
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