yasminn ailādayo bhūpāḥ
śrī-śuka uvāca
athātaḥ śrūyatāṁ rājan
vaṁśaḥ somasya pāvanaḥ
yasminn ailādayo bhūpāḥ
kīrtyante puṇya-kīrtayaḥ
Śukadeva Gosvāmī: O King, thus far you have heard the description of the dynasty of the sun-god. Now hear the purifying description of the dynasty of the moon-god, in which famous kings like Aila (Purūravā) are glorified.
The Fourteenth Chapter describes how Budha (Mercury) was born by the Moon in Tārā, the wife of his guru Bṛhaspati (Jupiter), and how his son Aula produced six sons in Urvaśī.
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sahasra-śirasaḥ puṁso
nābhi-hrada-saroruhāt
jātasyāsīt suto dhātur
atriḥ pitṛ-samo guṇaiḥ
From the lake of navel of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu sprang a lotus, on which Lord Brahmā was generated. Atri, the son of Lord Brahmā, was as qualified as his father.
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tasya dṛgbhyo 'bhavat putraḥ
somo 'mṛtamayaḥ kila
viprauṣadhy-uḍu-gaṇānāṁ
brahmaṇā kalpitaḥ patiḥ
From Atri's tears of jubilation was born a son named Soma, the moon, who was full of soothing rays. Lord Brahmā appointed him the director of the brāhmaṇas, medicinal herbs and the stars.
Dṛgbhyaḥ means “from tears of joy.” Therefore the moon is composed of amṛta. Another version has dṛśaḥ.
atreḥ patny anasūyā trīñ jajñe suyaśasaḥ sutān
dattaṁ durvāsasaṁ somam ātmeśa-brahma-sambhavān
Anasūyā, the wife of Atri Muni, gave birth to three very famous sons—Soma, Dattātreya and Durvāsā. Soma was a partial representation of Lord Brahmā, Dattātreya was a partial representation of Lord Viṣṇu, and Durvāsā was a partial representation of Lord Śiva. SB 4.1.15
Some say that Anasūyā again gave birth to the Moon through his tears. Others say that at the time of conception he impregnated his wife with his tears of joy. Others say that her son is called his son though he actually was not.
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so 'yajad rājasūyena
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