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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.2.2
SYNONYMS
tatah -- thereafter; ayajat -- worshiped; manuh -- Vaivasvata Manu; devam -- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; apatya-artham -- with a desire to get sons; harim -- unto Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prabhum -- the Lord; ikshvaku-purva-jan -- of whom the eldest was named Ikshvaku; putran -- sons; lebhe -- got; sva-sadrisan -- exactly like himself; dasa -- ten.
TRANSLATION
Then, because of this desire for sons, the Manu known as Sraddhadeva worshiped the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, the Lord of the demigods. Thus he got ten sons exactly like himself. Among them all, Ikshvaku was the eldest.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness