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ŚB 6.6.37

Devanagari

विप्रचित्ति: सिंहिकायां शतं चैकमजीजनत् ।
राहुज्येष्ठं केतुशतं ग्रहत्वं य उपागता: ॥ ३७ ॥

Text

vipracittiḥ siṁhikāyāṁ
śataṁ caikam ajījanat
rāhu-jyeṣṭhaṁ ketu-śataṁ
grahatvaṁ ya upāgatāḥ

Synonyms

vipracittiḥ — Vipracitti; siṁhikāyām — in the womb of his wife Siṁhikā; śatam — to one hundred; ca — and; ekam — one; ajījanat — gave birth; rāhu-jyeṣṭham — among whom Rāhu is the oldest; ketu-śatam — one hundred Ketus; grahatvam — planethood; ye — all of whom; upāgatāḥ — obtained.

Translation

In his wife Siṁhikā, Vipracitti begot one hundred and one sons, of whom the eldest is Rāhu and the others are the one hundred Ketus. All of them attained positions in the influential planets.