Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.2677

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5) *Growing amorous on the wife of elder brother.* A story stating how Bṛhaspati begot a son by the wife of Utathya is given in Skandha 9 of Bhāgavata. Mamatā, the wife of Utathya, was pregnant. Bṛhaspati had coition with her when her husband was away. The mother and the child in the womb who opposed the act of Bṛhaspati were cursed. Mamatā gave birth to two children. Fearing that her husband might cast her out she left the son of Bṛhaspati in the forest and was about to go, when there was a divine voice from above, “Mūḍhe, Bharadvājamimam bhara dvājaṁ Bṛhaspate.” “You senseless woman, bring up this one born of the two.” Bṛhaspati, bring up this one born of the two.” Hearing this ethereal voice Bṛhaspati took the child and gave him the name Bharadvāja and brought him up. After that the child was given to emperor Bharata. The famous archer Droṇa was the son of this Bharadvāja.