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SB 6.5.1

Devanāgarī

श्रीशुक उवाच तस्यां स पाञ्चजन्यां वै विष्णुमायोपबृंहित: । हर्यश्वसंज्ञानयुतं पुत्रानजनयद्विभु: ॥ १ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca tasyāṁ sa pāñcajanyāṁ vai viṣṇu-māyopabṛṁhitaḥ haryaśva-saṁjñān ayutaṁ putrān ajanayad vibhuḥ

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;tasyām—in her;saḥ—Prajāpati Dakṣa;pāñcajanyām—his wife named Pāñcajanī;vai—indeed;viṣṇu-māyā-upabṛṁhitaḥ—being made capable by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu;haryaśva-saṁjñān—named the Haryaśvas;ayutam—ten thousand;putrān—sons;ajanayat—begot;vibhuḥ—being powerful.

Translation

Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Impelled by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu, Prajāpati Dakṣa begot ten thousand sons in the womb of Pāñcajanī [Asiknī]. My dear King, these sons were called the Haryaśvas.

Chapter 5SB 6.5.2