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Chapter 15: King Pṛthu's Appearance and Coronation

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SB 4.15.1

मैत्रेय उवाच अथ तस्य पुनर्विप्रैरपुत्रस्य महीपतेः बाहुभ्यां मथ्यमानाभ्यां मिथुनं समपद्यत

maitreya uvāca atha tasya punar viprair aputrasya mahīpateḥ bāhubhyāṁ mathyamānābhyāṁ mithunaṁ samapadyata

Synonyms

maitreyaḥ uvācaMaitreya continued to speak; athathus; tasyahis; punaḥagain; vipraiḥby the brāhmaṇas; aputrasyawithout a son; mahīpateḥof the King; bāhubhyāmfrom the arms; mathyamānābhyāmbeing churned; mithunama couple; samapadyatatook birth..

Translation

The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, thus the brāhmaṇas and the great sages churned the two arms of King Vena's dead body. As a result a male and female couple came out of his arms.

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