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Verse 37.23

Sarga 37

तं कुमारं ततो जातं सेन्द्रास्सह मरुद्गणा:।।1.37.23।। क्षीरसंभावनार्थाय कृत्तिकास्समयोजन्।

taṃ kumāraṃ tato jātaṃ sendrāssaha marudgaṇā:..1.37.23.. kṣīrasaṃbhāvanārthāya kṛttikāssamayojan.

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English Translation

"Thereafter Kumara was born (out of Ganga's womb). The gods together with Indra arranged six nymphs (stars) to act as nurses to suckle Kumara as their own offspring."

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Word Meanings

तत: thereafter, जातम् born, तं कुमारम् that Kumara, सेन्द्रा: together with Indra, मरुद्गणा: groups of deities, सह together, क्षीरसंभावनार्थाय with a view to suckle him as their own offspring, कृत्तिका: six nymphs (stars) to act as nurses, समयोजन् arranged.

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 37

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37.23