Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.21.35
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Birth of Two Auspicious Children
“The son of Śatānanda was Satyadhṛti, who was expert in archery, and the son of Satyadhṛti was Śaradvān. When Śaradvān met Urvaśī, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of śara grass. From this semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male and the other female.”
What the purport teaches
- Śatānanda’s son Satyadhṛti was expert in archery. Satyadhṛti’s son was Śaradvān.
- When Śaradvān met Urvaśī, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of śara grass.
- From that semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male and one female.
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Reread the translation and summarize its account in two sentences without adding details.
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Can I describe this unusual birth while staying with what the translation actually says?
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