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JAYAN
 
HOM
 
वयमेव जयते।
 
* मरिस सरकार
 
●●संस्कृति
 
GOVERNMENT OF
 
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॥ श्रीः ॥
 
॥ ऋषभावतारकथा ॥
 
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THE STORY OF THE INCARNATION
AS KRISHNA
 
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नाभिरपत्यकामोऽप्रजया मेरुदेव्या भगवन्तमयजत।
 
Desirous of issue, Nabhi,* along with
his childless (queen) Merudevi, wor-
shipped the Lord.
 
भगवान्नाभेः प्रियचिकीर्षया मेरुदेव्यां धर्मान्
दर्शयितुकामोऽवततार।
 
Wishing to please Nabhi, and the
desire to enunciate the Dharmas, the
Lord incarnated Himself in his (queen)
Merudevi.
 
तस्य वरीयसा चौजसा पिता ऋषभ इतीदं नाम
 
चकार ।
 
* Priyavrata was succeeded by his son Agnidhra,
and Agnidhra by his son Nabhi.