SB 8.13.9

SB 8.13.9

Devanagari

तृतीयां वडवामेके तासां संज्ञासुतास्त्रय: ।
यमो यमी श्राद्धदेवश्छायायाश्च सुताञ्छृणु ॥ ९ ॥

Verse text

tṛtīyāṁ vaḍavām eke
tāsāṁ saṁjñā-sutās trayaḥ
yamo yamī śrāddhadevaś
chāyāyāś ca sutāñ chṛṇu

Synonyms

tṛtīyām — the third wife ; vaḍavām — Vaḍavā ; eke — some people ; tāsām — of all three wives ; saṁjṣā-sutāḥ trayaḥ — three issues of Saṁjṣā ; yamaḥ — one son named Yama ; yamī — Yamī, a daughter ; śrāddhadevaḥ — Śrāddhadeva, another son ; chāyāyāḥ — of Chāyā ; ca — and ; sutān — the sons ; śṛṇu — just hear about.

Translation

It is said that the sun-god had a third wife, named Vaḍavā. Of the three wives, the wife named Saṁjṣā had three children — Yama, Yamī and Śrāddhadeva. Now let me describe the children of Chāyā.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The sun-god had a third wife, named Vaḍavā. Of the three wives, the wife named Saṁjṣā had three children--Yama, Yamī (Yamunā) and Śrāddhadeva. Now hear about the children of Chāyā.