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SB 8.13.9

Devanāgarī

तृतीयां वडवामेके तासां संज्ञासुतास्त्रय: । यमो यमी श्राद्धदेवश्छायायाश्च सुताञ्छृणु ॥ ९ ॥

Text

tṛtīyāṁ vaḍavām eke tāsāṁ saṁjñā-sutās trayaḥ yamo yamī śrāddhadevaś chāyāyāś ca sutāñ chṛṇu

Synonyms

tṛtīyām—the third wife;vaḍavām—Vaḍavā;eke—some people;tāsām—of all three wives;saṁjñā-sutāḥtrayaḥ—three issues of Saṁjñā;yamaḥ—one son named Yama;yamī—Yamī, a daughter;śrāddhadevaḥ—Śrāddhadeva, another son;chāyāyāḥ—of Chāyā;ca—and;sutān—the sons;śṛṇu—just hear about.

Translation

It is said that the sun-god had a third wife, named Vaḍavā. Of the three wives, the wife named Saṁjñā had three children — Yama, Yamī and Śrāddhadeva. Now let me describe the children of Chāyā.

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