sāyaṁ darśam atha prātaḥ

rākā cānumatis tathā

sāyaṁ darśam atha prātaḥ

pūrṇamāsam anukramāt

agnīn purīṣyān ādhatta

kriyāyāṁ samanantaraḥ

carṣaṇī varuṇasyāsīd

yasyāṁ jāto bhṛguḥ punaḥ

Dhātā, the seventh son of Aditi, had four wives, named Kuhū, Sinīvālī, Rākā and Anumati. These wives begot four sons, named Sāyam, Darśa, Prātaḥ and Pūrṇamāsa respectively. The wife of Vidhātā, the eighth son of Aditi, was named Kriyā. In her Vidhātā begot the five fire-gods named the Purīṣyas. The wife of Varuṇa, the ninth son of Aditi, was named Carṣaṇī. Bhṛgu, the son of Brahmā, took birth again in her womb.

 

Samanantaraḥ refers to Vidhātā, the eighth son. In his wife Kriyā he bore the fires called Purīṣyas.  Śruti sayspañcacitīḥ purīṣyāso ’gnaya: the five fires are called Purīṣya. Carṣaṇī was the wife of Varuṇa. Previously Bhṛgu was born as the son of Brahmā, but was again born as Varuṇa’s son.[98] Bhṛgu and Vālmīkī were the sons of Varuṇa alone whereas Agastya and Vaśiṣṭha were sons of both Varuṇa and Mitra.

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vālmīkiś ca mahā-yogī

valmīkād abhavat kila

agastyaś ca vasiṣṭhaś ca

mitrā-varuṇayor ṛṣī

Vālmīki took birth from an anthill. Agastya and Vaśiṣṭha were the sons of both Varuṇa, the ninth son, and Mitra, the tenth son of Aditi.

The normal sons of Mitra will be explained in the next verse. Sons of common birth from both Mitra and Varuṇa were the sages Agastya and Vaśiṣṭha.

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retaḥ siṣicatuḥ kumbhe

urvaśyāḥ sannidhau drutam

revatyāṁ mitra utsargam

ariṣṭaṁ pippalaṁ vyadhāt

Because of the presence of Urvaśī, Mitra and Varuṇa discharged semen in a pot from which Agastya and Vaśiṣṭha were born.) Mitra begot three sons in the womb of his wife, whose name was Revatī. Their names were Utsarga, Ariṣṭa and Pippala.

Agastya and Vaśiṣṭha were the sons of both Varuṇa and Mitra because they discharged semen in a pot. The śruti says kumbhe retaḥ siṣicatuḥ samānam: they discharged semen together in a pot. Drutam means flowed.

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