Srimad Bhagavatam 9.1.15-16

[makarand]

TEXT 15

preṣito ’dhvaryuṇā hotā

vyacarat tat samāhitaḥ

gṛhīte haviṣi vācā

vaṣaṭ-kāraṁ gṛṇan dvijaḥ

SYNONYMS

preṣitaḥ—being told to execute the sacrifice; adhvaryuṇā—by the ṛtvik priest; hotā—the priest in charge of offering oblations; vyacarat—executed; tat—that (sacrifice); samāhitaḥ—with great attention; gṛhīte haviṣi—upon taking the clarified butter for the first oblation; vācā—by chanting the mantra; vaṣaṭ-kāram—the mantra beginning with the word vaṣaṭ; gṛṇan—reciting; dvijaḥ—the brāhmaṇa.

TRANSLATION

Told by the chief priest “Now offer oblations,” the person in charge of oblations took clarified butter to offer. He then remembered the request of Manu’s wife and performed the sacrifice while chanting the word “vaṣaṭ.”

TEXT 16

hotus tad-vyabhicāreṇa

kanyelā nāma sābhavat

tāṁ vilokya manuḥ prāha

nātituṣṭamanā gurum

SYNONYMS

hotuḥ—of the priest; tat—of the yajña; vyabhicāreṇa—by that transgression; kanyā—a daughter; ilā—Ilā; nāma—by the name; sā—that daughter; abhavat—was born; tām—unto her; vilokya—seeing; manuḥ—Manu; prāha—said; na—not; atituṣṭamanāḥ—very much satisfied; gurum—unto his guru.

TRANSLATION

Manu had begun that sacrifice for the sake of getting a son, but because the priest was diverted by the request of Manu’s wife, a daughter named Ilā was born. Upon seeing the daughter, Manu was not very satisfied. Thus he spoke to his guru, Vasiṣṭha, as follows.