Canto 4, Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Verse 1 (SB 4.15.1)
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SB 4.15.1 • मूल श्लोक

मैत्रेय उवाच अथ तस्य पुनर्विप्रैरपुत्रस्य महीपते: । बाहुभ्यां मथ्यमानाभ्यां मिथुनं समपद्यत ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

maitreya uvāca atha tasya punar viprair aputrasya mahīpateḥ bāhubhyāṁ mathyamānābhyāṁ mithunaṁ samapadyata

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda