Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.2.2
tato 'yajan manur devam
apatyārthaḿ hariḿ prabhum
ikṣvāku-pūrvajān putrān
lebhe sva-sadṛśān daśa
SYNONYMS
tataḥ — thereafter; ayajat — worshiped; manuḥ — Vaivasvata Manu; devam — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; apatya-artham — with a desire to get sons; harim — unto Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prabhum — the Lord; ikṣvāku-pūrva-jān — of whom the eldest was named Ikṣvāku; putrān — sons; lebhe — got; sva-sadṛśān — exactly like himself; daśa — ten.
TRANSLATION
Then, because of this desire for sons, the Manu known as Śrāddhadeva worshiped the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, the Lord of the demigods. Thus he got ten sons exactly like himself. Among them all, Ikṣvāku was the eldest.
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