SB 9.21.35
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 35
- tasya satyadhṛtiḥ putro
- dhanur-veda-viśāradaḥ
- śaradvāṁs tat-suto yasmād
- urvaśī-darśanāt kila
- śara-stambe 'patad reto
- mithunaṁ tad abhūc chubham
SYNONYMS
tasya—of him (Śatānanda); satyadhṛtiḥ—Satyadhṛti; putraḥ—a son; dhanuḥ-veda-viśāradaḥ—very expert in the art of archery; śaradvān—Śaradvān; tat-sutaḥ—the son of Satyadhṛti; yasmāt—from whom; urvaśī-darśanāt—simply by seeing the celestial Urvaśī; kila—indeed; śara-stambe—on a clump of śara grass; apatat—fell; retaḥ—semen; mithunam—a male and female; tat abhūt—there were born; śubham—all-auspicious.
TRANSLATION
The son of Śatānanda was Satyadhṛti, who was expert in archery, and the son of Satyadhṛti was Śaradvān. When Śaradvān met Urvaśī, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of śara grass. From this semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male and the other female.