Part 14: Birth of Dvipṛṣṭha

When King Parvata’s jīva fell from Prāṇata, he descended into Queen Umā’s womb, like a haṃsa into a pool. While asleep, Queen Umā saw the seven great dreams which indicated the birth of a Śārṅgabhṛt enter her mouth. When nine months, seven and a half days had passed, she bore a son, dark in color, like the rainy season bearing a full cloud. Then Brahmā, immersed in the Supreme Spirit, as it were, from joy, held his son’s birth-festival, delighting beggars. When the planet, constellation, moon-day, and week-day were auspicious, the king gave his son a suitable name, Dvipṛṣṭha, with a festival.