Verse 31·VR 1.16.31

ततस्तु ताः प्राश्य तदुत्तमस्त्रियो महीपतेरुत्तमपायसं पृथक् | हुताशनादित्यसमानतेजसोऽ- चिरेण गर्भान् प्रतिपेदिरे तदा || १-१६-३१

Translation

Then on consuming dessert those best ladies of the king whose resplendence then vied with that Fire and Sun became pregnant after some time. [1-16-31]

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mahiipateH tataH uttamastriyaH

those best ladies of king

tat uttamapaayasam

that, best dessert

praashya

on consuming

hutaashanaadityasamaanatejasaH

equalling Fire and Sun in resplendence [queens]

achireNa tadaa garbhaan pratipedire

then very soon they got - conceived.

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Yajna Purusha presents divine dessert as fruit of ritual

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