Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.1.14
tatra śraddhā manoḥ patnī
hotāraḿ samayācata
duhitrartham upāgamya
praṇipatya payovratā
SYNONYMS
tatra — in that sacrifice; śraddhā — Śraddhā; manoḥ — of Manu; patnī — the wife; hotāram — to the priest performing the yajña; samayācata — begged properly; duhitṛ-artham — for a daughter; upāgamya — coming near; praṇipatya — offering obeisances; payaḥ-vratā — who was observing the vow of drinking only milk.
TRANSLATION
During that sacrifice, Śraddhā, Manu's wife, who was observing the vow of subsisting only by drinking milk, approached the priest offering the sacrifice, offered obeisances to him and begged for a daughter.
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