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Chapter 7: The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa

Verse 58 of 61
SB 4.7.58

एवं दाक्षायणी हित्वा सती पूर्वकलेवरम् जज्ञे हिमवतः क्षेत्रे मेनायामिति शुश्रुम

evaṁ dākṣāyaṇī hitvā satī pūrva-kalevaram jajñe himavataḥ kṣetre menāyām iti śuśruma

Synonyms

evamthus; dākṣāyaṇīthe daughter of Dakṣa; hitvāafter giving up; satīSatī; pūrva-kalevaramher former body; jajñewas born; himavataḥof the Himalayas; kṣetrein the wife; menāyāmin Menā; itithus; śuśrumaI have heard..

Translation

Maitreya said: I have heard that after giving up the body she had received from Dakṣa, Dākṣāyaṇī (his daughter) took her birth in the kingdom of the Himalayas and was born as the daughter of Menā. I heard this from authoritative sources.

Purport

Menā is also known as Menakā and is the wife of the king of the Himalayas.

Verse 58 of 61
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