Devanagari
अप्रजस्य मनो: पूर्वं वसिष्ठो भगवान् किल ।
मित्रावरुणयोरिष्टिं प्रजार्थमकरोद् विभु: ॥ १३ ॥
Verse text
aprajasya manoḥ pūrvaṁ
vasiṣṭho bhagavān kila
mitrā-varuṇayor iṣṭiṁ
prajārtham akarod vibhuḥ
Synonyms
aprajasya
—
of he who had no son
;
manoḥ
—
of Manu
;
pūrvam
—
formerly
;
vasiṣṭhaḥ
—
the great saint Vasiṣṭha
;
bhagavān
—
powerful
;
kila
—
indeed
;
mitrā-varuṇayoḥ
—
of the demigods named Mitra and Varuṇa
;
iṣṭim
—
a sacrifice
;
prajā-artham
—
for the sake of getting sons
;
akarot
—
executed
;
vibhuḥ
—
the great person.
Translation
Manu at first had no sons. Therefore, in order to get a son for him, the great saint Vasiṣṭha, who was very powerful in spiritual knowledge, performed a sacrifice to satisfy the demigods Mitra and Varuṇa.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Manu at first had no sons. Therefore, in order to get a son for him, the great saint Vasiṣṭha, who was very powerful in spiritual knowledge, performed a sacrifice to satisfy Mitra and Varuṇa.
This was previous to the birth of Ikṣvāku and other sons.