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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 9: The Dynasty of Aḿśumān |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.9.38
ata ūrdhvaḿ sa tatyāja
strī-sukhaḿ karmaṇāprajāḥ
vasiṣṭhas tad-anujñāto
madayantyāḿ prajām adhāt
SYNONYMS
ataḥ — in this way; ūrdhvam — in the near future; saḥ — he, the King; tatyāja — gave up; strī-sukham — the happiness of sexual intercourse; karmaṇā — by destiny; aprajāḥ — remained sonless; vasiṣṭhaḥ — the great saint Vasiṣṭha; tat-anujñātaḥ — being permitted by the King to beget a son; madayantyām — in the womb of Madayantī, King Saudāsa's wife; prajām — a child; adhāt — begot.
TRANSLATION
After being thus instructed, the King gave up the future happiness of sexual intercourse and by destiny remained sonless. Later, with the King's permission, the great saint Vasiṣṭha begot a child in the womb of Madayantī.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness