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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.1.42
cittis tv atharvaṇaḥ patnī
lebhe putraḿ dhṛta-vratam
dadhyañcam aśvaśirasaḿ
bhṛgor vaḿśaḿ nibodha me
SYNONYMS
cittiḥ — Citti; tu — also; atharvaṇaḥ — of Atharvā; patnī — wife; lebhe — got; putram — son; dhṛta-vratam — completely dedicated to a vow; dadhyañcam — Dadhyañca; aśvaśirasam — Aśvaśirā; bhṛgoḥ vaḿśam — generations of Bhṛgu; nibodha — try to understand; me — from me.
TRANSLATION
Citti, wife of the sage Atharvā, gave birth to a son named Aśvaśirā by accepting a great vow called Dadhyañca. Now you may hear from me about the descendants of the sage Bhṛgu.
PURPORT
The wife of Atharvā known as Citti is also known as Sānti. She was the eighth daughter of Kardama Muni.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness