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धार्यौ परयत्नतॊ गर्भाव इत्य उक्त्वा स महातपाः ते भार्ये वरसंहृष्टे कश्यपॊ वनम आविशत ॥ १-१४-११ ॥

'Having thus spoken, the illustrious Kasyapa, who was devoted to ascetic practices, made great efforts to bear the burden of his wives' pregnancies. Pleased with the boon, he entered the forest.'॥ 1-14-11 ॥

english translation

कालेन महता कद्रूर अण्डानां दशतीर दश जनयाम आस विप्रेन्द्र दवे अण्डे विनता तदा ॥ १-१४-१२ ॥

'Sauti continued, 'O best of regenerate ones, after a long time, Kadru brought forth a thousand eggs, and Vinata two.'॥ 1-14-12 ॥

english translation

तयॊर अण्डानि निदधुः परहृष्टाः परिचारिकाः सॊपस्वेदेषु भाण्डेषु पञ्चवर्षशतानि च ॥ १-१४-१३ ॥

'Delighted, the attendants carefully placed the eggs in different vessels, and for five hundred years, they were kept in favorable conditions.'॥ 1-14-13 ॥

english translation

ततः पञ्चशते काले कद्रू पुत्रा निविःसृताः अण्डाभ्यां विनतायास तु मिथुनं न वयदृश्यत ॥ १-१४-१४ ॥

'Five hundred years passed away, and a thousand eggs produced by Kadru burst, and out came the progeny. But the twins of Vinata did not appear.'॥ 1-14-14 ॥

english translation

ततः पुत्रार्थिणी देवी वरीडिता सा तपस्विनी अण्डं बिभेद विनता तत्र पुत्रम अदृक्षत ॥ १-१४-१५ ॥

'Then, the goddess desiring offspring, who was engaged in penance, cracked open an egg, and there she beheld a son.'॥ 1-14-15 ॥

english translation