SB 4.1.42

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Fourth Canto - Chapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

SB 4.1.41 - SB 4.1.43

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 42

cittis tv atharvaṇaḥ patnī

lebhe putraṁ dhṛta-vratam

dadhyañcam aśvaśirasaṁ

bhṛgor vaṁśaṁ nibodha me

SYNONYMS

cittiḥ — Citti; tu — also; atharvaṇaḥ — of Atharvā; patnī — wife; lebhe — got; putram — son; dhṛta-vratam — completely dedicated to a vow; dadhyañcam — Dadhyañca; aśvaśirasam — Aśvaśirā; bhṛgoḥ vaṁśam — generations of Bhṛgu; nibodha — try to understand; me — from me.

TRANSLATION

Citti, wife of the sage Atharvā, gave birth to a son named Aśvaśirā by accepting a great vow called Dadhyañca. Now you may hear from me about the descendants of the sage Bhṛgu.

PURPORT

The wife of Atharvā known as Citti is also known as Sānti. She was the eighth daughter of Kardama Muni.

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