Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.1.33

somo 'bhūd brahmaṇo 'ḿśena

datto viṣṇos tu yogavit

durvāsāḥ śańkarasyāḿśo

nibodhāńgirasaḥ prajāḥ

SYNONYMS

somaḥ — the king of the moon planet; abhūt — appeared; brahmaṇaḥ — of Lord Brahmā; aḿśena — partial expansion; dattaḥ — Dattātreya; viṣṇoḥ — of Viṣṇu; tu — but; yoga-vit — very powerful yogī; durvāsāḥ — Durvāsā; śańkarasya aḿśaḥ — partial expansion of Lord Śiva; nibodha — just try to understand; ańgirasaḥ — of the great sage Ańgirā; prajāḥ — generations.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, from the partial representation of Brahmā, the moon-god was born of them; from the partial representation of Viṣṇu, the great mystic Dattātreya was born; and from the partial representation of Śańkara [Lord Śiva], Durvāsā was born. Now you may hear from me of the many sons of Ańgirā.

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