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ŚB 6.6.20

Devanagari

कृशाश्वोऽर्चिषि भार्यायां धूमकेतुमजीजनत् ।
धिषणायां वेदशिरो देवलं वयुनं मनुम् ॥ २० ॥

Text

kṛśāśvo ’rciṣi bhāryāyāṁ
dhūmaketum ajījanat
dhiṣaṇāyāṁ vedaśiro
devalaṁ vayunaṁ manum

Synonyms

kṛśāśvaḥ — Kṛśāśva; arciṣi — Arcis; bhāryāyām — in his wife; dhūmaketum — to Dhūmaketu; ajījanat — gave birth; dhiṣaṇāyām — in the wife known as Dhiṣaṇā; vedaśiraḥ — Vedaśirā; devalam — Devala; vayunam — Vayuna; manum — Manu.

Translation

Kṛśāśva had two wives, named Arcis and Dhiṣaṇā. In the wife named Arcis he begot Dhūmaketu and in Dhiṣaṇā he begot four sons, named Vedaśirā, Devala, Vayuna and Manu.