SB 9.1.13

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Ninth Canto - Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

SB 9.1.11-12 - SB 9.1.14

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 13

aprajasya manoḥ pūrvaṁ

vasiṣṭho bhagavān kila

mitrā-varuṇayor iṣṭiṁ

prajārtham akarod vibhuḥ

SYNONYMS

aprajasya — of he who had no son; manoḥ — of Manu; pūrvam — formerly; vasiṣṭhaḥ — the great saint Vasiṣṭha; bhagavān — powerful; kila — indeed; mitrā-varuṇayoḥ — of the demigods named Mitra and Varuṇa; iṣṭim — a sacrifice; prajā-artham — for the sake of getting sons; akarot — executed; vibhuḥ — the great person.

TRANSLATION

Manu at first had no sons. Therefore, in order to get a son for him, the great saint Vasiṣṭha, who was very powerful in spiritual knowledge, performed a sacrifice to satisfy the demigods Mitra and Varuṇa.

SB 9.1.11-12 - SB 9.1.14