Canto 9, Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Verse 21 (SB 9.2.21)
SB 9.2.21 • मूल श्लोक

ततोऽग्निवेश्यो भगवानग्नि: स्वयमभूत् सुत: । कानीन इति विख्यातो जातूकर्ण्यो महानृषि: ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

tato ’gniveśyo bhagavān agniḥ svayam abhūt sutaḥ kānīna iti vikhyāto jātūkarṇyo mahān ṛṣiḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tataḥ — from Devadatta; agniveśyaḥ — a son named Agniveśya; bhagavān — the most powerful; agniḥ — the fire-god; svayam — personally; abhūt — became; sutaḥ — the son; kānīnaḥ — Kānīna; iti — thus; vikhyātaḥ — was celebrated; jātūkarṇyaḥ — Jātūkarṇya; mahān ṛṣiḥ — the great saintly person.

Translation

“From Devadatta came a son known as Agniveśya, who was the fire-god Agni himself. This son, who was a celebrated saint, was well known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
Agniveśya was also known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya.