श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
अरिष्टनेमीरित्यासीत् ख्यातः पूर्वं प्रजापतिः ।
तस्यास्तां विनता कद्रूश्च भार्ये पतिव्रते ॥
The Sadguru said:
In former times, there was a famous Prajāpati named Ariṣṭanemi. He had two chaste and devoted wives, Vinatā and Kadrū.
śrīsadgururuvāca
ariṣṭanemīrityāsīt khyātaḥ pūrvaṃ prajāpatiḥ
tasyāstāṃ vinatā kadrūśca bhārye pativrate
अरिष्टनेमिः · ariṣṭanemiḥ — a Prajāpati named Ariṣṭanemi
इति · iti — thus
आसीत् · āsīt — there was
ख्यातः · khyātaḥ — famous
पूर्वम् · pūrvaṃ — in former times
प्रजापतिः · prajāpatiḥ — the creator/lord of beings
तस्य · tasya — his
आस्ताम् · āstām — were
विनता · vinatā — Vinatā
कद्रूः च · kadrūśca — and Kadrū
भार्ये · bhārye — two wives
पतिव्रते · pativrate — chaste and devoted
पूर्वम् अरिष्टनेमिः इति ख्यातः प्रजापतिः आसीत् । तस्य विनता कद्रूः च इति द्वे पतिव्रते भार्ये आस्ताम् ।
a Prajāpati named Ariṣṭanemi · thus · there was · famous · in former times · the creator/lord of beings · his · were · Vinatā · and Kadrū · two wives · chaste and devoted
This verse introduces the historical background of the narrative, establishing the lineage of the characters involved in the conflict that leads to the glory of Garuḍācala.
