Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.14.27
सप्त स्वसारस्तत्पत्न्यो मातुलान्य: सहात्मजा: ।
आसते सस्नुषा: क्षेमं देवकीप्रमुखा: स्वयम् ॥ २७ ॥
sapta sva-sāras tat-patnyo
[sapta sva-saaras tat-patnyo]
mātulānyaḥ sahātmajāḥ
[maatulaanyah sahaatmajaah]
āsate sasnuṣāḥ kṣemaṁ
[aasate sasnushaah kshemam]
devakī-pramukhāḥ svayam
[devakee-pramukhaah svayam]
Word-for-word
sapta
—
seven
sva-sāraḥ
—
own sisters
tat-patnyaḥ
—
his wives
mātulānyaḥ
—
maternal aunts
saha
—
along with
ātma-jāḥ
—
sons and grandsons
āsate
—
are all
sasnuṣāḥ
—
with their daughters-in-law
kṣemam
—
happiness
devakī
—
Devakī
pramukhāḥ
—
headed by
svayam
—
personally.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sapta sva-sāras tat-patnyo
sapta
seven
sva-sāraḥ
own sisters
tat-patnyaḥ
his wives
mātulānyaḥ sahātmajāḥ
mātulānyaḥ
maternal aunts
saha
along with
ātma-jāḥ
sons and grandsons
āsate sasnuṣāḥ kṣemaṁ
āsate
are all
sasnuṣāḥ
with their daughters-in-law
kṣemam
happiness
devakī-pramukhāḥ svayam
devakī
Devakī
pramukhāḥ
headed by
svayam
personally.
His seven wives, headed by Devakī, are all sisters. Are they and their sons and daughters-in-law all happy?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Are our seven aunts, Vasudeva’s wives, who are like sisters, headed by Devakī, [Note: His wives were Rohiṇī, Devakī, Upadevī, Vṛkadevī, Saptamīdevī, Śraddhādevī, Śrutandharā, Janā. However Ṣraddhādevī was a vaiśya woman he met in the forest. However in the commentary on SB 1.11.29 it is mentioned that Vasudeva actually had eighteen wives. This is also mentioned in SB 10.84.47] and their sons and their wives well?
Commentary
Svasāraḥ means mutual, indicating sisters.
Personal Guidance
His seven wives, headed by Devakī, are all sisters. Are they and their sons and daughters-in-law happy? Each unit of family matters separately. No one disappears into 'the family.'
Reflection Questions
- Whose welfare gets folded into 'everyone' when it deserves individual asking?
- Where could one-by-one care change a family?
My note
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