Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.23.47

tasyām ādhatta retas tāḿ

bhāvayann ātmanātma-vit

nodhā vidhāya rūpaḿ svaḿ

sarva-sańkalpa-vid vibhuḥ

SYNONYMS

tasyām — in her; ādhatta — he deposited; retaḥ — semen; tām — her; bhāvayan — regarding; ātmanā — as half of himself; ātma-vit — a knower of spirit soul; nodhā — into nine; vidhāya — having divided; rūpam — body; svam — his own; sarva-sańkalpa-vit — the knower of all desires; vibhuḥ — the powerful Kardama.

TRANSLATION

The powerful Kardama Muni was the knower of everyone's heart, and he could grant whatever one desired. Knowing the spiritual soul, he regarded her as half of his body. Dividing himself into nine forms, he impregnated Devahūti with nine discharges of semen.

PURPORT

Since Kardama Muni could understand that Devahūti wanted many children, at the first chance he begot nine children at one time. He is described here as vibhu, the most powerful master. By his yogic power he could at once produce nine daughters in the womb of Devahūti.

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