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Text 58

evaṁ dākṣāyaṇī hitvā
satī pūrva-kalevaram
jajñe himavataḥ kṣetre
menāyām iti śuśruma

evam — thus; dākṣāyaṇī — the daughter of Dakṣa; hitvā — after giving up; satī — Satī; pūrva-kalevaram — her former body; jajñe — was born; himavataḥ — of the Himālayas; kṣetre — in the wife; menāyām — in Menā; iti — thus; śuśruma — I have heard.

Maitreya said: I have heard that after giving up the body she had received from Dakṣa, Dākṣāyaṇī (his daughter) took her birth in the kingdom of the Himālayas. She was born as the daughter of Menā. I heard this from authoritative sources.

Menā is also known as Menakā and is the wife of the king of the Himālayas.

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