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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.1.14
duhitrartham upagamya
pranipatya payovrata
SYNONYMS
tatra -- in that sacrifice; sraddha -- Sraddha; manoh -- of Manu; patni -- the wife; hotaram -- to the priest performing the yajna; samayacata -- begged properly; duhitri-artham -- for a daughter; upagamya -- coming near; pranipatya -- offering obeisances; payah-vrata -- who was observing the vow of drinking only milk.
TRANSLATION
During that sacrifice, Sraddha, Manu's wife, who was observing the vow of subsisting only by drinking milk, approached the priest offering the sacrifice, offered obeisances to him and begged for a daughter.
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