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Chapter 3: The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Verse 42 of 42
SB 10.3.42

तयोर्वां पुनरेवाहमदित्यामास कश्यपात् उपेन्द्र इति विख्यातो वामनत्वाच्च वामनः

tayor vāṁ punar evāham adityām āsa kaśyapāt upendra iti vikhyāto vāmanatvāc ca vāmanaḥ

Synonyms

tayoḥ—of you two, husband and wife; vām—in both of you; punaḥ eva—even again; aham—I Myself; adityām—in the womb of Aditi; āsa—appeared; kaśyapāt—by the semen of Kaśyapa Muni; upendraḥ—by the name Upendra; iti—thus; vikhyātaḥ—celebrated; vāmanatvāt ca—and because of being a dwarf; vāmanaḥ—I was known as Vāmana..

Translation

In the next millennium, I again appeared from the two of you, who appeared as My mother, Aditi, and My father, Kaśyapa. I was known as Upendra, and because of being a dwarf, I was also known as Vāmana.

Verse 42 of 42