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| Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.30
citraketor adhārayat
krittikāgner ivātmajam
SYNONYMS
sā — she; api — even; tat-prāśanāt — by eating the remnants of food from the great sacrifice; eva — indeed; citraketoh — from King Citraketu; adhārayat — bore; garbham — pregnancy; kritadyutih — Queen Kritadyuti; devī — the goddess; krittikā — Krittikā; agneh — from Agni; iva — as; ātma-jam — a son.
TRANSLATION
As Krittikādevī, after receiving the semen of Lord Śiva from Agni, conceived a child named Skanda [Kārttikeya], Kritadyuti, having received semen from Citraketu, became pregnant after eating remnants of food from the yajña performed by Ańgirā.
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