Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind

Chapter 5: Narada Muni Cursed by Prajapati Daksha. Text 1

श्रीशुक उवाच
तस्यां स पाञ्चजन्यां वै विष्णुमायोपबृंहितः ।
हर्यश्वसंज्ञानयुतं पुत्रानजनयद् विभुः ॥१॥

Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
tasyÄá¹ sa pÄñcajanyÄá¹ vai
viṣṇu-mÄyopabá¹›á¹hitaḥ
haryaÅ›va-saá¹jñÄn ayutaá¹
putrÄn ajanayad vibhuḥ

 Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; tasyÄm - in her; saḥ - PrajÄpati Daká¹£a; pÄñcajanyÄm - his wife named PÄñcajanÄ«; vai - indeed; viṣṇu-mÄyÄ-upabá¹›á¹hitaḥ - being made capable by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu; haryaÅ›va-saá¹jñÄn - named the HaryaÅ›vas; ayutam - ten thousand; putrÄn - sons; ajanayat - begot; vibhuḥ - being powerful.


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ÅšrÄ«la Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« continued: Impelled by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu, PrajÄpati Daká¹£a begot ten thousand sons in the womb of PÄñcajanÄ« [AsiknÄ«]. My dear King, these sons were called the HaryaÅ›vas.

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