श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
अरिष्टनेमिरित्यासीन्नाम्ना लोके प्रजापतिः ।
कद्रूश्च विनता चैव तस्य भार्ये बभूवतुः ॥
The Sadguru said:
There was a Prajāpati (lord of creatures) in the world named Ariṣṭanemi. Kadrū and Vinatā were his two wives.
śrīsadgururuvāca
ariṣṭanemirityāsīnnāmnā loke prajāpatiḥ
kadrūśca vinatā caiva tasya bhārye babhūvatuḥ
अरिष्टनेमिः · ariṣṭanemiḥ — the Prajāpati named Ariṣṭanemi
इति · iti — thus
आसीत् · āsīt — there was
नाम्ना · nāmnā — by name
लोके · loke — in the world
प्रजापतिः · prajāpatiḥ — lord of creatures
कद्रूः · kadrūḥ — Kadrū
च · ca — and
विनता · vinatā — Vinatā
च · ca — and
एव · eva — indeed
तस्य · tasya — his
भार्ये · bhārye — two wives
बभूवतुः · babhūvatuḥ — became
लोके अरिष्टनेमिर्नाम प्रजापतिः आसीत्। तस्य कद्रूः विनता च एव द्वे भार्ये बभूवतुः।
the Prajāpati named Ariṣṭanemi · thus · there was · by name · in the world · lord of creatures · Kadrū · and · Vinatā · and · indeed · his · two wives · became
This verse introduces the lineage of the characters, establishing the divine ancestry of the birds who play a central role in the narrative. It sets the stage for the story of the brothers Sampāti and Jaṭāyu within the context of the Prajāpati's family.
