सोमो ऽभूद्ब्रह्मणो ऽंशेन दत्तो विष्णोस्तु योगवित् दुर्वासाः शंकरस्यांशो निबोधांगिरसः प्रजाः
somo 'bhūd brahmaṇo 'ṁśena datto viṣṇos tu yogavit durvāsāḥ śaṅkarasyāṁśo nibodhāṅgirasaḥ prajāḥ
Synonyms
somaḥ—the king of the moon planet; abhūt—appeared; brahmaṇaḥ—of Lord Brahmā; aṁśena—partial expansion; dattaḥ—Dattātreya; viṣṇoḥ—of Viṣṇu; tu—but; yogavit—very powerful yogī; durvāsāḥ—Durvāsā; śaṅkarasya aṁśaḥ—partial expansion of Lord Śiva; nibodha—just try to understand; aṅgirasaḥ—of the great sage Aṅgirā; prajāḥ—generations..
Translation
Thereafter, from the partial representation of Brahmā, the moon-god was born of them; from the partial representation of Viṣṇu, the great mystic Dattātreya was born; and from the partial representation of Śaṅkara [Lord Śiva], Durvāsā was born. Now you may hear from me of the many sons of Aṅgirā.