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SB 9.1.10

Devanāgarī

मरीचिर्मनसस्तस्य जज्ञे तस्यापि कश्यप: । दाक्षायण्यां ततोऽदित्यां विवस्वानभवत् सुत: ॥ १० ॥

Text

marīcir manasas tasya jajñe tasyāpi kaśyapaḥ dākṣāyaṇyāṁ tato ’dityāṁ vivasvān abhavat sutaḥ

Synonyms

marīciḥ—the great saintly person known as Marīci;manasaḥtasya—from the mind of Lord Brahmā;jajñe—took birth;tasyaapi—from Marīci;kaśyapaḥ—Kaśyapa (took birth);dākṣāyaṇyām—in the womb of the daughter of Mahārāja Dakṣa;tataḥ—thereafter;adityām—in the womb of Aditi;vivasvān—Vivasvān;abhavat—took birth;sutaḥ—a son.

Translation

From the mind of Lord Brahmā, Marīci took birth, from the semen of Marīci, Kaśyapa appeared, and from Kaśyapa, by the womb of Dakṣa’s daughter Aditi, Vivasvān took birth.

← SB 9.1.9Chapter 1SB 9.1.11