Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 12: Creation of the Kumāras and Others |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.12.54
yas tu tatra pumān so 'bhūn
manuḥ svāyambhuvaḥ svarāṭ
strī yāsīc chatarūpākhyā
mahiṣy asya mahātmanaḥ
SYNONYMS
yaḥ — one who; tu — but; tatra — there; pumān — the male; saḥ — he; abhūt — became; manuḥ — the father of mankind; svāyambhuvaḥ — of the name Svāyambhuva; sva-rāṭ — fully independent; strī — the woman; yā — one who; āsīt — there was; śatarūpā — of the name Śatarūpā; ākhyā — known as; mahiṣī — the queen; asya — of him; mahātmanaḥ — the great soul.
TRANSLATION
Out of them, the one who had the male form became known as the Manu named Svāyambhuva, and the woman became known as Śatarūpā, the queen of the great soul Manu.
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