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| Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 1: The Manus, Administrators of the Universe |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.1.5
ākūtyāḿ devahūtyāḿ ca
duhitros tasya vai manoḥ
dharma-jñānopadeśārthaḿ
bhagavān putratāḿ gataḥ
SYNONYMS
ākūtyām — from the womb of Ākūti; devahūtyām ca — and from the womb of Devahūti; duhitroḥ — of the two daughters; tasya — of him; vai — indeed; manoḥ — of Svāyambhuva Manu; dharma — religion; jñāna — and knowledge; upadeśa-artham — for instructing; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; putratām — sonhood under Ākūti and Devahūti; gataḥ — accepted.
TRANSLATION
Svāyambhuva Manu had two daughters, named Ākūti and Devahūti. From their wombs, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared as two sons named Yajñamūrti and Kapila respectively. These sons were entrusted with preaching about religion and knowledge.
PURPORT
Devahūti's son was known as Kapila, and Ākūti's son was known as Yajñamūrti. Both of Them taught about religion and philosophical knowledge.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness