SB 1.4.22 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.4.22

अथर्वाङ्गिरसामासीत्सुमन्तुर्दारुणो मुनि: । इतिहासपुराणानां पिता मे रोमहर्षण: ॥ २२ ॥

atharvāṅgirasām āsīt

[atharvaangirasaam aaseet]

sumantur dāruṇo muniḥ

[sumantur daaruno munih]

itihāsa-purāṇānāṁ

[itihaasa-puraanaanaam]

pitā me romaharṣaṇaḥ

[pitaa me romaharshanah]

Word-for-word

atharva — the Atharva Veda aṅgirasām — unto the ṛṣi Aṅgirā āsīt — was entrusted sumantuḥ — also known as Sumantu Muni dāruṇaḥ — seriously devoted to the Atharva Veda muniḥ — the sage itihāsa-purāṇānām — of the historical records and the Purāṇas pitā — father me — mine romaharṣaṇaḥ — the ṛṣi Romaharṣaṇa.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

atharvāṅgirasām āsīt

atharva

the Atharva Veda

aṅgirasām

unto the ṛṣi Aṅgirā

āsīt

was entrusted

sumantur dāruṇo muniḥ

sumantuḥ

also known as Sumantu Muni

dāruṇaḥ

seriously devoted to the Atharva Veda

muniḥ

the sage

itihāsa-purāṇānāṁ

itihāsa-purāṇānām

of the historical records and the Purāṇas

pitā me romaharṣaṇaḥ

pitā

father

mine

romaharṣaṇaḥ

the ṛṣi Romaharṣaṇa.

The Sumantu Muni Aṅgirā, who was very devotedly engaged, was entrusted with the Atharva Veda. And my father, Romaharṣaṇa, was entrusted with the Purāṇas and historical records.

Purport

In the śruti-mantras also it is stated that Aṅgirā Muni, who strictly followed the rigid principles of the Atharva Veda, was the leader of the followers of the Atharva Veda.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

For the Vedas, Paila became responsible for the Ṛg-veda, wise Jaimini chanted the Sama-veda, Vaiśampāyana became learned in the Yajur-veda, the sage Sumantu, inclined to incantations, became learned in the Atharva-veda and my father Romaharṣaṇa became learned in the histories and Purāṇas.

Commentary

Dāruṇaḥ means “inclined to incantations and magic.”

Personal Guidance

Sumantu was entrusted with the Atharva Veda because he was devotedly engaged. Trust gets placed where devotion is visible. We earn responsibility by showing up faithfully, not by lobbying.

Reflection Questions

Where have I lobbied for responsibility instead of quietly earning trust through devotion?
What small, devoted work might be preparing me for something larger?

📝 My note

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