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| Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 6.14.30
citraketor adharayat
krittikagner ivatmajam
SYNONYMS
sa -- she; api -- even; tat-prasanat -- by eating the remnants of food from the great sacrifice; eva -- indeed; citraketoh -- from King Citraketu; adharayat -- bore; garbham -- pregnancy; kritadyutih -- Queen Kritadyuti; devi -- the goddess; krittika -- Krittika; agneh -- from Agni; iva -- as; atma-jam -- a son.
TRANSLATION
As Krittikadevi, after receiving the semen of Lord Siva from Agni, conceived a child named Skanda [Karttikeya], Kritadyuti, having received semen from Citraketu, became pregnant after eating remnants of food from the yajna performed by Angira.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness