SB 9.2.1
TEXT 1
- śrī-śuka uvāca
- evaṁ gate 'tha sudyumne
- manur vaivasvataḥ sute
- putra-kāmas tapas tepe
- yamunāyāṁ śataṁ samāḥ
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam—thus; gate—had accepted the order of vānaprastha; atha—thereafter; sudyumne—when Sudyumna; manuḥ vaivasvataḥ—Vaivasvata Manu, known as Śrāddhadeva; sute—his son; putra-kāmaḥ—desiring to get sons; tapaḥ tepe—executed severe austerities; yamunāyām—on the bank of the Yamunā; śatam samāḥ—for one hundred years.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, when his son Sudyumna had thus gone to the forest to accept the order of vānaprastha, Vaivasvata Manu [Śrāddhadeva], being desirous of getting more sons, performed severe austerities on the bank of the Yamunā for one hundred years.