Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 8: Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.4

duruktau kalir ādhatta

bhayaḿ mṛtyuḿ ca sattama

tayoś ca mithunaḿ jajñe

yātanā nirayas tathā

SYNONYMS

duruktauin Durukti; kaliḥKali; ādhatta — produced; bhayam — Fearfulness; mṛtyum — Death; ca — and; sat-tamaO greatest of all good men; tayoḥ — of those two; ca — and; mithunam — by combination; jajñe — were produced; yātanā — Excessive Pain; nirayaḥ — Hell; tathāas well.

TRANSLATION

O greatest of all good men, by the combination of Kali and Harsh Speech were born children named Mṛtyu (Death) and Bhīti (Fear). From the combination of Mṛtyu and Bhīti came children named Yātanā (Excessive Pain) and Niraya (Hell).

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