Canto 5: The Creative Impetus | Chapter 1: The Activities of Mahārāja Priyavrata |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.1.25
āgnīdhredhmajihva-yajñabāhu-mahāvīra-hiraṇyareto-ghṛtapṛṣṭha-savana-medhātithi-vītihotra-kavaya iti sarva evāgni-nāmānaḥ
SYNONYMS
āgnīdhra — Āgnīdhra; idhma-jihva — Idhmajihva; yajña-bāhu — Yajñabāhu; mahā-vīra — Mahāvīra; hiraṇya-retaḥ — Hiraṇyaretā; ghṛtapṛṣṭha — Ghṛtapṛṣṭha; savana — Savana; medhā-tithi — Medhātithi; vītihotra — Vītihotra; kavayaḥ — and Kavi; iti — thus; sarve — all these; eva — certainly; agni — of the demigod controlling fire; nāmānaḥ — names.
TRANSLATION
The ten sons of Mahārāja Priyavrata were named Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Mahāvīra, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Savana, Medhātithi, Vītihotra and Kavi. These are also names of Agni, the fire-god.
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