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SB 8.1.21

Devanāgarī

ऋषेस्तु वेदशिरसस्तुषिता नाम पत्‍न्यभूत् । तस्यां जज्ञे ततो देवो विभुरित्यभिविश्रुत: ॥ २१ ॥

Text

ṛṣes tu vedaśirasas tuṣitā nāma patny abhūt tasyāṁ jajñe tato devo vibhur ity abhiviśrutaḥ

Synonyms

ṛṣeḥ—of the saintly person;tu—indeed;vedaśirasaḥ—Vedaśirā;tuṣitā—Tuṣitā;nāma—named;patnī—the wife;abhūt—begat;tasyām—in her (womb);jajñe—took birth;tataḥ—thereafter;devaḥ—the Lord;vibhuḥ—Vibhu;iti—thus;abhiviśrutaḥ—celebrated as.

Translation

Vedaśirā was a very celebrated ṛṣi. From the womb of his wife, whose name was Tuṣitā, came the avatāra named Vibhu.

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