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Chapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

Verse 46–47 of 60
SB 4.1.46-47

त एते मुनयः क्षत्तर्लोकान्सर्गैरभावयन् एष कर्दमदौहित्र सन्तानः कथितस्तव शृण्वतः श्रद्दधानस्य सद्यः पापहरः परः प्रसूतिं मानवीं दक्ष उपयेमे ह्यजात्मजः

ta ete munayaḥ kṣattar lokān sargair abhāvayan eṣa kardama-dauhitra- santānaḥ kathitas tava śṛṇvataḥ śraddadhānasya sadyaḥ pāpa-haraḥ paraḥ prasūtiṁ mānavīṁ dakṣa upayeme hy ajātmajaḥ

Synonyms

te—they; ete—all; munayaḥ—great sages; kṣattaḥ—O Vidura; lokān—the three worlds; sargaiḥ—with their descendants; abhāvayan—filled; eṣaḥ—this; kardama—of the sage Kardama; dauhitra—grandsons; santānaḥ—offspring; kathitaḥ—already spoken; tava—unto you; śṛṇvataḥ—hearing; śraddadhānasya—of the faithful; sadyaḥ—immediately; pāpa-haraḥ—reducing all sinful activities; paraḥ—great; prasūtim—Prasūti; mānavīm—daughter of Manu; dakṣaḥ—King Dakṣa; upayeme—married; hi—certainly; ajātmajaḥ—son of Brahmā..

Translation

My dear Vidura, the population of the universe was thus increased by the descendants of these sages. Actually all of them were born of the daughters of Kardama. Anyone who hears the descriptions of this dynasty with faith will be relieved from all sinful reactions. Another daughter of Manu, known as Prasūti, married the son of Brahmā named Dakṣa.

Verse 46–47 of 60