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SB 6.14.30

Devanāgarī

सापि तत्प्राशनादेव चित्रकेतोरधारयत् । गर्भं कृतद्युतिर्देवी कृत्तिकाग्नेरिवात्मजम् ॥ ३० ॥

Text

sāpi tat-prāśanād eva citraketor adhārayat garbhaṁ kṛtadyutir devī kṛttikāgner ivātmajam

Synonyms

sā—she;api—even;tat-prāśanāt—by eating the remnants of food from the great sacrifice;eva—indeed;citraketoḥ—from King Citraketu;adhārayat—bore;garbham—pregnancy;kṛtadyutiḥ—Queen Kṛtadyuti;devī—the goddess;kṛttikā—Kṛttikā;agneḥ—from Agni;iva—as;ātma-jam—a son.

Translation

As Kṛttikādevī, after receiving the semen of Lord Śiva from Agni, conceived a child named Skanda [Kārttikeya], Kṛtadyuti, having received semen from Citraketu, became pregnant after eating remnants of food from the yajña performed by Aṅgirā.

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