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SB 4.15.1

Devanāgarī

मैत्रेय उवाच अथ तस्य पुनर्विप्रैरपुत्रस्य महीपते: । बाहुभ्यां मथ्यमानाभ्यां मिथुनं समपद्यत ॥ १ ॥

Text

maitreya uvāca atha tasya punar viprair aputrasya mahīpateḥ bāhubhyāṁ mathyamānābhyāṁ mithunaṁ samapadyata

Synonyms

maitreyaḥuvāca—Maitreya continued to speak;atha—thus;tasya—his;punaḥ—again;vipraiḥ—by thebrāhmaṇas;aputrasya—without a son;mahīpateḥ—of the King;bāhubhyām—from the arms;mathyamānābhyām—being churned;mithunam—a couple;samapadyata—took birth.

Translation

The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, thus the brāhmaṇas and the great sages again churned the two arms of King Vena’s dead body. As a result a male and female couple came out of his arms.

Chapter 15SB 4.15.2