SB 9.1.13
Devanāgarī
अप्रजस्य मनो: पूर्वं वसिष्ठो भगवान् किल । मित्रावरुणयोरिष्टिं प्रजार्थमकरोद् विभु: ॥ १३ ॥
Text
aprajasya manoḥ pūrvaṁ vasiṣṭho bhagavān kila mitrā-varuṇayor iṣṭiṁ prajārtham akarod vibhuḥ
Synonyms
aprajasya—of he who had no son;manoḥ—of Manu;pūrvam—formerly;vasiṣṭhaḥ—the great saint Vasiṣṭha;bhagavān—powerful;kila—indeed;mitrā-varuṇayoḥ—of the demigods named Mitra and Varuṇa;iṣṭim—a sacrifice;prajā-artham—for the sake of getting sons;akarot—executed;vibhuḥ—the great person.
Translation
Manu at first had no sons. Therefore, in order to get a son for him, the great saint Vasiṣṭha, who was very powerful in spiritual knowledge, performed a sacrifice to satisfy the demigods Mitra and Varuṇa.
