Devahūti’s Lamentation
तस्यामाधत्त रेतस्तां भावयन्नात्मनात्मवित् । नोधा विधाय रूपं स्वं सर्वसङ्कल्पविद्विभु: ॥ ४७ ॥
Transliteration
tasyām ādhatta retas tāṁ bhāvayann ātmanātma-vit nodhā vidhāya rūpaṁ svaṁ sarva-saṅkalpa-vid vibhuḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tasyām — in her; ādhatta — he deposited; retaḥ — semen; tām — her; bhāvayan — regarding; ātmanā — as half of himself; ātma-vit — a knower of spirit soul; nodhā — into nine; vidhāya — having divided; rūpam — body; svam — his own; sarva-saṅkalpa-vit — the knower of all desires; vibhuḥ — the powerful Kardama.
Translation
“The powerful Kardama Muni was the knower of everyone’s heart, and he could grant whatever one desired. Knowing the spiritual soul, he regarded her as half of his body. Dividing himself into nine forms, he impregnated Devahūti with nine discharges of semen.”