आकूतिं रुचये प्रादादपि भ्रातृमतीं नृप: । पुत्रिकाधर्ममाश्रित्य शतरूपानुमोदित: ॥ २ ॥
akutim rucaye pradad api bhratrmatim nrpah putrika-dharmam asritya satarupanumoditah
- akutim
- Akuti
- rucaye
- unto the great sage Ruci
- pradat
- handed over
- api
- although
- bhratr-matim
- daughter having a brother
- nrpah
- the King
- putrika
- get the resultant son
- dharmam
- religious rites
- asritya
- taking shelter
- satarupa
- by the wife of Svayambhuva Manu
- anumoditah
- being sanctioned.
Akuti had two brothers, but in spite of her brothers, King Svayambhuva Manu handed her over to Prajapati Ruci on the condition that the son born of her be returned to Manu as his son. This he did in consultation with his wife, Satarupa.