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Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

Verse 30 of 60
SB 6.14.30

सापि तत्प्राशनादेव चित्रकेतोरधारयत् गर्भं कृतद्युतिर्देवी कृत्तिकाग्नेरिवात्मजम्

sāpi tat-prāśanād eva citraketor adhārayat garbhaṁ kṛtadyutir devī kṛttikāgner ivātmajam

Synonyms

she; apieven; tat-prāśanātby eating the remnants of food from the great sacrifice; evaindeed; citraketoḥfrom King Citraketu; adhārayatbore; garbhampregnancy; kṛtadyutiḥQueen Kṛtadyuti; devīthe goddess; kṛttikāKṛttikā; agneḥfrom Agni; ivaas; ātma-jama son..

Translation

As Kṛttikādevī, after receiving the semen of Lord Śiva from Agni, conceived a child named Skanda [Kārttikeya], Kṛtadyuti, having received semen from Citraketu, became pregnant after eating remnants of food from the yajña performed by Aṅgirā.

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