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ŚB 6.18.5

Devanagari

वाल्मीकिश्च महायोगी वल्मीकादभवत्किल ।
अगस्त्यश्च वसिष्ठश्च मित्रावरुणयोऋर्षी ॥ ५ ॥

Text

vālmīkiś ca mahā-yogī
valmīkād abhavat kila
agastyaś ca vasiṣṭhaś ca
mitrā-varuṇayor ṛṣī

Synonyms

vālmīkiḥ — Vālmīki; ca — and; mahā-yogī — the great mystic; valmīkāt — from an anthill; abhavat — took birth; kila — indeed; agastyaḥ — Agastya; ca — and; vasiṣṭhaḥ — Vasiṣṭha; ca — also; mitrā-varuṇayoḥ — of Mitra and Varuṇa; ṛṣī — the two sages.

Translation

By the semen of Varuṇa, the great mystic Vālmīki took birth from an anthill. Bhṛgu and Vālmīki were specific sons of Varuṇa, whereas Agastya and Vasiṣṭha Ṛṣis were the common sons of Varuṇa and Mitra, the tenth son of Aditi.