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Chapter 6: The Downfall of Saubhari Muni

Verse 38 of 48
SB 9.6.38

शशबिन्दोर्दुहितरि बिन्दुमत्यामधान्नृपः पुरुकुत्समम्बरीषं मुचुकुन्दं च योगिनम् तेषां स्वसारः पंचाशत्सौभरिं वव्रिरे पतिम्

śaśabindor duhitari bindumatyām adhān nṛpaḥ purukutsam ambarīṣaṁ mucukundaṁ ca yoginam teṣāṁ svasāraḥ pañcāśat saubhariṁ vavrire patim

Synonyms

śaśabindoḥ—of a king known as Śaśabindu; duhitari—unto the daughter; bindumatyām—whose name was Bindumatī; adhāt—begot; nṛpaḥ—the King (Māndhātā); purukutsam—Purukutsa; ambarīṣam—Ambarīṣa; mucukundam—Mucukunda; ca—and; yoginam—a highly elevated mystic; teṣām—of them; svasāraḥ—the sisters; pañcāśat—fifty; saubharim—unto the great sage Saubhari; vavrire—accepted; patim—as husband..

Translation

Māndhātā begot three sons in the womb of Bindumatī, the daughter of Śaśabindu. These sons were Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa, and Mucukunda, a great mystic yogī. These three brothers had fifty sisters, who all accepted the great sage Saubhari as their husband.

Verse 38 of 48