Mauneya Devagandharva–Apsaras Vamsha-Kirtana
Catalogue of Mauneya Gandharvas and Apsarases
भवान् रजतनाभेति पिता तं प्रत्युवाच ह / मात्रानुरूपो रूपेम पितुर्वीर्येणजायते
bhavān rajatanābheti pitā taṃ pratyuvāca ha / mātrānurūpo rūpema piturvīryeṇajāyate
His father replied, “You are Rajatanābha.” Form accords with the mother, yet birth comes to be through the father’s potency.