Canto 6, Chapter 6

The Progeny of the Daughters of Dakṣa

Verse 27 (SB 6.6.27)
SB 6.6.27 • मूल श्लोक

सुरभेर्महिषा गावो ये चान्ये द्विशफा नृप । ताम्राया: श्येनगृध्राद्या मुनेरप्सरसां गणा: ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

surabher mahiṣā gāvo ye cānye dviśaphā nṛpa tāmrāyāḥ śyena-gṛdhrādyā muner apsarasāṁ gaṇāḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

surabheḥ — from the womb of Surabhi; mahiṣāḥ — buffalo; gāvaḥ — cows; ye — who; ca — also; anye — others; dvi-śaphāḥ — having cloven hooves; nṛpa — O King; tāmrāyāḥ — from Tāmrā; śyena — eagles; gṛdhra-ādyāḥ — vultures and so on; muneḥ — from Muni; apsarasām — of angels; gaṇāḥ — the groups.

Translation

“My dear King Parīkṣit, from the womb of Surabhi the buffalo, cow and other animals with cloven hooves took birth, from the womb of Tāmrā the eagles, vultures and other large birds of prey took birth, and from the womb of Muni the angels took birth.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda