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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

--a son of शुक्र, and father of Rajata, पृथु- with flowers like किम्शुक, कर्णिकार, मञ्जौ, and with रश्मि, Vidvat, and बृहम्गिर, all sacrificial priests for Daityas; approached Manu with a view to ruin his sacrifice and when they approached the वेदि, they were burnt. Br. III. 1. ७८ and ८४.

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

VARATRI : One of the four sons of Śuka. The other three were, Pṛthuraśmi, Bṛhadaṅgiras and Rajata. Devendra killed them because they were against sacrifice. It is stated in Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa that after a while from the severed heads of these sons date palm trees grew up.


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*1st word in left half of page 831 (+offset) in original book.