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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.15.8
srapayitvobhayair mantrais
SYNONYMS
sah -- he (Ricika); rishih -- the great saint; prarthitah -- being requested; patnya -- by his wife; svasrva -- by his mother-in-law; ca -- also; apatya-kamyaya -- desiring a son; srapayitva -- after cooking; ubhayaih -- both; mantraih -- by chanting particular mantras; carum -- a preparation for offering in a sacrifice; snatum -- to bathe; gatah -- went out; munih -- the great sage.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, Ricika Muni's wife and mother-in-law, each desiring a son, requested the Muni to prepare an oblation. Thus Ricika Muni prepared one oblation for his wife with a brahmana mantra and another for his mother-in-law with a kshatriya mantra. Then he went out to bathe.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness