Canto 1: CreationChapter 12: Birth of Emperor Parikshit

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.12.31

sa raja-putro vavridhe

asu sukla ivodupah

apuryamanah pitribhih

kashthabhir iva so 'nvaham

SYNONYMS

sah -- that; raja-putrah -- the royal prince; vavridhe -- grew up; asu -- very soon; sukle -- waxing moon; iva -- like; udupah -- the moon; apuryamanah -- luxuriantly; pitribhih -- by the parental guardians; kashthabhih -- plenary development; iva -- like; sah -- he; anvaham -- day after day.

TRANSLATION

As the moon, in its waxing fortnight, develops day after day, so the royal prince [Parikshit] very soon developed luxuriantly under the care and full facilities of his guardian grandfathers.

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