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SB 4.15: King Prthu's Appearance and Coronation

SB 4.15 Text 1
Text
maitreya uvāca
atha tasya punar viprair
aputrasya mahīpateḥ
bāhubhyāṁ mathyamānābhyāṁ
mithunaṁ samapadyata
Synonyms

maitreyaḥ uvāca-Maitreya continued to speak; atha-thus; tasya-his; punaḥ-again; vipraiḥ-by the brāhmaṇas; aputrasya-without a son; mahīpateḥ-of the King; bāhubhyām-from the arms; mathyamānābhyām-being churned; mithunam-a couple; samapadyata-took birth.

Translation

The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, thus the brāhmaṇas and the great sages again churned the two arms of King Vena's dead body. As a result a male and female couple came out of his arms.

Purport

tad dṛṣṭvā mithunaṁ jātam