Canto 9: LiberationChapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.1.14

tatra sraddha manoh patni

hotaram samayacata

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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