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Chapter 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu

Verse 2 of 31
SB 9.2.2

ततो ऽयजन्मनुर्देवमपत्यार्थं हरिं प्रभुम् इक्ष्वाकुपूर्वजान्पुत्रान्लेभे स्वसदृशान्दश

tato 'yajan manur devam apatyārthaṁ hariṁ prabhum ikṣvāku-pūrvajān putrān lebhe sva-sadṛśān daśa

Synonyms

tataḥthereafter; ayajatworshiped; manuḥVaivasvata Manu; devamunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; apatya-arthamwith a desire to get sons; harimunto Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prabhumthe Lord; ikṣvāku-pūrva-jānof whom the eldest was named Ikṣvāku; putrānsons; lebhegot; sva-sadṛśānexactly like himself; daśaten..

Translation

Then, because of this desire for sons, the Manu known as Śrāddhadeva worshiped the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, the Lord of the demigods. Thus he got ten sons exactly like himself. Among them all, Ikṣvāku was the eldest.

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