The powerful Kardama, knower of all desires, knower of the soul by his intelligence, thinking of his wife, divided his form into nine, and deposited his semen in her. By thinking of a woman at the time of impregnation, a female child will be produced. Kardama knew that his wife desired daughters. He was a knower of the soul by his intelligence. Thus he was detached. Because his desire was less, his semen was less, and thus female children were produced. Pumān puṁso ’dhike śukre strī bhaved adhike striyā: a male is born when the man is stronger, and a female is born when the female is stronger. Nodhā means nine times. He was the knower of all desires. He knew that his wife had a desire for many children. He was powerful (vibhuḥ), capable of fulfilling her desires.