Srimad Bhagavatam 9.1.13-14

[makarand]

TEXT 13

aprajasya manoḥ pūrvaṁ

vasiṣṭho bhagavān kila

mitrā-varuṇayor iṣṭiṁ

prajārtham akarod vibhuḥ

SYNONYMS

aprajasya—of he who had no son; manoḥ—of Manu; pūrvam—formerly; vasiṣṭhaḥ—the great saint Vasiṣṭha; bhagavān—powerful; kila—indeed; mitrā-varuṇayoḥ—of the demigods named Mitra and Varuṇa; iṣṭim—a sacrifice; prajā-artham—for the sake of getting sons; akarot—executed; vibhuḥ—the great person.

TRANSLATION

Manu at first had no sons. Therefore, in order to get a son for him, the great saint Vasiṣṭha, who was very powerful in spiritual knowledge, performed a sacrifice to satisfy the demigods Mitra and Varuṇa.

TEXT 14

tatra śraddhā manoḥ patnī

hotāraṁ 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.