Devanagari
चित्तिस्त्वथर्वण: पत्नी लेभे पुत्रं धृतव्रतम् ।
दध्यञ्चमश्वशिरसं भृगोर्वंशं निबोध मे ॥ ४२ ॥
Verse text
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Citti, wife of the sage Atharvā, gave birth to a son named Dadhyañca, firm in vows, having a horse’s head. 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 Śānti. She was the eighth daughter of Kardama Muni.