Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9 Chapter 15 Verses 12-13

Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 15: Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.15.12-13

sā cābhūt sumahat-puṇyā

kauśikī loka-pāvanī

reṇoḥ sutāḿ reṇukāḿ vai

jamadagnir uvāha yām

tasyāḿ vai bhārgava-ṛṣeḥ

sutā vasumad-ādayaḥ

yavīyāñ jajña eteṣāḿ

rāma ity abhiviśrutaḥ

SYNONYMS

sā — she (Satyavatī); ca — also; abhūt — became; sumahat-puṇyā — very great and sacred; kauśikī — the river by the name Kauśikī; loka-pāvanī — purifying the whole world; reṇoḥ — of Reṇu; sutām — the daughter; reṇukām — by the name Reṇukā; vai — indeed; jamadagniḥ — Satyavatī's son, Jamadagni; uvāha — married; yām — whom; tasyām — in the womb of Reṇukā; vai — indeed; bhārgava-ṛṣeḥ — by the semen of Jamadagni; sutāḥ — sons; vasumat-ādayaḥ — many, headed by Vasumān; yavīyān — the youngest; jajñe — was born; eteṣām — among them; rāmaḥ — Paraśurāma; iti — thus; abhiviśrutaḥ — was known everywhere.

TRANSLATION

Satyavatī later became the sacred river Kauśikī to purify the entire world, and her son, Jamadagni, married Reṇukā, the daughter of Reṇu. By the semen of Jamadagni, many sons, headed by Vasumān, were born from the womb of Reṇukā. The youngest of them was named Rāma, or Paraśurāma.

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