SB 9.2 Text 1
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca
evaṁ gate 'tha sudyumne
manur vaivasvataḥ sute
putra-kāmas tapas tepe
yamunāyāṁ śataṁ samāḥ
evaṁ gate 'tha sudyumne
manur vaivasvataḥ sute
putra-kāmas tapas tepe
yamunāyāṁ śataṁ samāḥ
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca-Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam-thus; gate-had accepted the order of vānaprastha; atha-thereafter; sudyumne-when Sudyumna; manuḥ vaivasvataḥ-Vaivasvata Manu, known as Śrāddhadeva; sute-his son; putra-kāmaḥ-desiring to get sons; tapaḥ tepe-executed severe austerities; yamunāyām-on the bank of the Yamunā; śatam samāḥ-for one hundred years.
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, when his son Sudyumna had thus gone to the forest to accept the order of vānaprastha, Vaivasvata Manu [Śrāddhadeva], being desirous of getting more sons, performed severe austerities on the bank of the Yamunā for one hundred years.
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