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SB 4.1.45

Devanāgarī

मार्कण्डेयो मृकण्डस्य प्राणाद्वेदशिरा मुनि: । कविश्च भार्गवो यस्य भगवानुशना सुत: ॥ ४५ ॥

Text

mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍasya prāṇād vedaśirā muniḥ kaviś ca bhārgavo yasya bhagavān uśanā sutaḥ

Synonyms

mārkaṇḍeyaḥ—Mārkaṇḍeya;mṛkaṇḍasya—of Mṛkaṇḍa;prāṇāt—from Prāṇa;vedaśirāḥ—Vedaśirā;muniḥ—great sage;kaviḥca—of the name Kavi;bhārgavaḥ—of the name Bhārgava;yasya—whose;bhagavān—greatly powerful;uśanā—Śukrācārya;sutaḥ—son.

Translation

From Mṛkaṇḍa, Mārkaṇḍeya Muni was born, and from Prāṇa, the sage Vedaśirā, whose son was Uśanā [Śukrācārya], also known as Kavi. Thus Kavi also belonged to the descendants of the Bhṛgu dynasty.

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