Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.61.15
प्रघोषो गात्रवान्सिंहो बल: प्रबल ऊर्धग: ।
माद्रया: पुत्रा महाशक्ति: सह ओजोऽपराजित: ॥ १५ ॥
praghoṣo gātravān siṁho
[praghosho gaatravaan simho]
balaḥ prabala ūrdhagaḥ
[balah prabala oordhagah]
mādryāḥ putrā mahāśaktiḥ
[maadryaah putraa mahaashaktih]
saha ojo ’parājitaḥ
[saha ojo ’paraajitah]
Word-for-word
praghoṣaḥ gātravān siṁhaḥ
—
Praghoṣa, Gātravān and Siṁha
balaḥ prabalaḥ ūrdhagaḥ
—
Bala, Prabala and Ūrdhaga
mādryāḥ
—
of Mādrā
putrāḥ
—
sons
mahāśaktiḥ sahaḥ ojaḥ aparājitaḥ
—
Mahāśakti, Saha, Oja and Aparājita .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
praghoṣo gātravān siṁho
praghoṣaḥ gātravān siṁhaḥ
Praghoṣa, Gātravān and Siṁha
balaḥ prabala ūrdhagaḥ
balaḥ prabalaḥ ūrdhagaḥ
Bala, Prabala and Ūrdhaga
mādryāḥ putrā mahāśaktiḥ
mādryāḥ
of Mādrā
putrāḥ
sons
mahāśaktiḥ sahaḥ ojaḥ aparājitaḥ
Mahāśakti, Saha, Oja and Aparājita .
saha ojo ’parājitaḥ
Important Words
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mādryāḥ
—
of Mādrā
Genitive of Mādrā, a princess of the Madra kingdom — also called Lakṣmaṇā in many readings. Sixth of the aṣṭa-mahiṣīs. Kṛṣṇa won her at her svayaṁvara by piercing a fish-target (SB 10.83), echoing Arjuna's feat for Draupadī.
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balaḥ
—
Bala
'Strength.' Same word as Balarāma's name-stem. Naming a son Bala in the Yadu-house is daring — the prerogative is Balarāma's — and shows Mādrā's confidence in her line.
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mahāśaktiḥ
—
Mahāśakti
'Of great potency.' Śakti is Bhagavān's intrinsic power; naming a son Mahāśakti acknowledges that the son's power is borrowed from the Lord — a Gauḍīya-friendly reading.
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aparājitaḥ
—
Aparājita
'Unconquerable.' One of Viṣṇu's own thousand names. The Yadu-princes inherit titles ordinarily reserved for the Lord — vibhūti without rivalry.
Mādrā’s sons were Praghoṣa, Gātravān, Siṁha, Bala, Prabala, Ūrdhaga, Mahāśakti, Saha, Oja and Aparājita.
Purport
Mādrā is also known as Lakṣmaṇā.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Mādrā's sons were Praghoṣa, Gātravān, Siṁha, Bala, Prabala, Ūrdhaga, Mahāśakti, Saha, Oja and Aparājita.
Commentary
This verse describes the sons of Laksmana (Madri).
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Saha and Oja are sons but possessing sahas (mental strength) and ojas (strength of senses). Instead of putrāḥ sometimes sutāḥ is seen.
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Saha,, Oja and Aparijita are the names. Or Saha, Oja and Aparijit. Saha and Oja are masculine. Or they are neuter forms, being the personifications of sahas and ojas.
Related values & verses
Related values
Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Hrih (Modesty / Sense of Shame)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)
Related verses
BG 5.8
BG 15.7
BG 10.4
BG 12.3
BG 16.1
BG 12.2
BG 6.17
BG 2.60
BG 13.8
BG 7.8
BG 6.4
BG 13.1
BG 6.1
BG 3.13
Concepts
Jiva
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Personal Guidance
Mādrā (Lakṣmaṇā) bore Praghoṣa, Siṁha, Bala, Mahāśakti and others. The qualities encoded in such names — strength, victory, undefeatable — reflect the spiritual power devotees inherit from association with the Lord.
Reflection Questions
- What inner strength would I like to draw from association with Kṛṣṇa today?
- Where am I underestimating the power available to me through devotion?
Analogy
Like ten strong oxen yoked behind one Mādrā-cart, the sons of Lakṣmaṇā-Mādrā bear names of weight and strength — Bala, Prabala, Mahāśakti — as if the cousin of the Pāṇḍava-mother could only bear sons fit for war.
My note
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