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ŚB 12.12.12

Devanagari

शतरूपा च या स्त्रीणामाद्या प्रकृतिरुत्तमा ।
सन्तानो धर्मपत्नीनां कर्दमस्य प्रजापते: ॥ १२ ॥

Text

śatarūpā ca yā strīṇām
ādyā prakṛtir uttamā
santāno dharma-patnīnāṁ
kardamasya prajāpateḥ

Synonyms

śatarūpā — Śatarūpā; ca — and; — who; strīṇām — of women; ādyā — the first; prakṛtiḥ — the consort; uttamā — best; santānaḥ — the progeny; dharma-patnīnām — of the pious wives; kardamasya — of the sage Kardama; prajāpateḥ — the progenitor.

Translation

Also related are the appearance of the first woman, Śatarūpā, who was the excellent consort of Manu, and the offspring of the pious wives of Prajāpati Kardama.