Shloka 48
Kardama Muni’s Mystic Opulence, Devahūti’s Rejuvenation, and the Turning Toward Fearlessness
अत: सा सुषुवे सद्यो देवहूति: स्त्रिय: प्रजा: । सर्वास्ताश्चारुसर्वाङ्ग्यो लोहितोत्पलगन्धय: ॥ ४८ ॥
ataḥ sā suṣuve sadyo devahūtiḥ striyaḥ prajāḥ sarvās tāś cāru-sarvāṅgyo lohitotpala-gandhayaḥ
তারপর সেই দিনই দেবহূতি তৎক্ষণাৎ নয় কন্যাসন্তান প্রসব করলেন; তারা সকলেই সর্বাঙ্গে মনোহর এবং লাল পদ্মের সুবাসে সুগন্ধিত ছিল।
Devahūti was too sexually excited, and therefore she discharged more ova, and nine daughters were born. It is said in the smṛti-śāstra as well as in the Āyur-veda that when the discharge of the male is greater, male children are begotten, but when the discharge of the female is greater, female children are begotten. It appears from the circumstances that Devahūti was more sexually excited, and therefore she had nine daughters at once. All the daughters, however, were very beautiful, and their bodies were nicely formed; each resembled a lotus flower and was fragrant like a lotus.
FAQs
This verse states that Devahūti immediately gave birth to daughters who were all remarkably beautiful and fragrant like red lotuses.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this event while describing the family history of Kardama Muni and Devahūti.
It highlights gratitude and reverence for sacred family lineages and reminds devotees to see beauty and auspiciousness as gifts of divine arrangement rather than mere worldly pride.