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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.44

విభజ్య నవధాత్మానం మానవీం సురతోత్సుకామ్ । రామాం నిరమయన్ రేమే వర్షపూగాన్ముహూర్తవత్ ॥ ౪౪ ॥
vibhajya navadhātmānaṁ
[vibhajya navadhaatmaanam]
mānavīṁ suratotsukām
[maanaveem suratotsukaam]
rāmāṁ niramayan reme
[raamaam niramayan reme]
varṣa-pūgān muhūrtavat
[varsha-poogaan muhoortavat]
vibhajya — having divided nava-dhā — into nine ātmānam — himself mānavīm — the daughter of Manu (Devahūti) surata — for sex life utsukām — who was eager rāmām — to his wife niramayan — giving pleasure reme — he enjoyed varṣa-pūgān — for many years muhūrtavat — like a moment.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vibhajya navadhātmānaṁ
vibhajya
having divided
nava-dhā
into nine
ātmānam
himself
mānavīṁ suratotsukām
mānavīm
the daughter of Manu (Devahūti)
surata
for sex life
utsukām
who was eager
rāmāṁ niramayan reme
rāmām
to his wife
niramayan
giving pleasure
reme
he enjoyed
varṣa-pūgān muhūrtavat
varṣa-pūgān
for many years
muhūrtavat
like a moment.
After coming back to his hermitage, he divided himself into nine personalities just to give pleasure to Devahūti, the daughter of Manu, who was eager for sex life. In that way he enjoyed with her for many, many years, which passed just like a moment.

Here the daughter of Svāyambhuva Manu, Devahūti, is described as suratotsuka. After traveling with her husband all over the universe, in Mount Meru and the beautiful gardens of the heavenly kingdoms, she naturally became sexually stimulated, and in order to satisfy her sexual desire, Kardama Muni expanded himself into nine forms. Instead of one, he became nine, and nine persons had sexual intercourse with Devahūti for many, many years. It is understood that the sexual appetite of a woman is nine times greater than that of a man. That is clearly indicated here. Otherwise, Kardama Muni would have had no reason to expand himself into nine. Here is another example of yogic power. As the Supreme Personality of Godhead can expand Himself in millions of forms, a yogī can also expand up to nine forms, but not more than that. Another example is that of Saubhari Muni; he also expanded himself into eight forms. But however powerful a yogī may be, he cannot expand himself into more than eight or nine forms. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, however, can expand Himself into millions of forms, ananta-rūpa — innumerable, countless forms — as stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā. No one can compare to the Supreme Personality of Godhead by any conceivable energetic manifestation of power.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Dividing himself in nine parts and delighting his wife, daughter of Manu, whose desired amorous pleasure, he enjoyed for many years, which passed like a moment. Kardama divided himself up into nine forms.
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