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SB 9.2.21

Devanāgarī

ततोऽग्निवेश्यो भगवानग्नि: स्वयमभूत् सुत: । कानीन इति विख्यातो जातूकर्ण्यो महानृषि: ॥ २१ ॥

Text

tato ’gniveśyo bhagavān agniḥ svayam abhūt sutaḥ kānīna iti vikhyāto jātūkarṇyo mahān ṛṣiḥ

Synonyms

tataḥ—from Devadatta;agniveśyaḥ—a son named Agniveśya;bhagavān—the most powerful;agniḥ—the fire-god;svayam—personally;abhūt—became;sutaḥ—the son;kānīnaḥ—Kānīna;iti—thus;vikhyātaḥ—was celebrated;jātūkarṇyaḥ—Jātūkarṇya;mahānṛṣiḥ—the great saintly person.

Translation

From Devadatta came a son known as Agniveśya, who was the fire-god Agni himself. This son, who was a celebrated saint, was well known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya.

Purport

Agniveśya was also known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya.
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