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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.90.38

प्रतिबाहुरभूत्तस्मात् सुबाहुस्तस्य चात्मज: । सुबाहो: शान्तसेनोऽभूच्छतसेनस्तु तत्सुत: ॥ ३८ ॥
pratibāhur abhūt tasmāt
[pratibaahur abhoot tasmaat]
subāhus tasya cātmajaḥ
[subaahus tasya chaatmajah]
subāhoḥ śāntaseno ’bhūc
[subaahoh shaantaseno ’bhooch]
chatasenas tu tat-sutaḥ
[chatasenas tu tat-sutah]
Word-for-word
prati - bāhuḥ — Pratibāhu abhūt — came tasmāt — from him (Vajra) subāhuḥ — Subāhu tasya — his ca — and ātma - jaḥ — son su - bāhoḥ — from Subāhu śānta - senaḥ — Śāntasena abhūt — came śata - senaḥ — Śatasena tu — and tat — his (Śāntasena’s) sutaḥ — son .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pratibāhur abhūt tasmāt
prati - bāhuḥ
Pratibāhu
abhūt
came
tasmāt
from him (Vajra)
subāhus tasya cātmajaḥ
subāhuḥ
Subāhu
tasya
his
ca
and
ātma - jaḥ
son
subāhoḥ śāntaseno ’bhūc
su - bāhoḥ
from Subāhu
śānta - senaḥ
Śāntasena
abhūt
came
śata - senaḥ
Śatasena
chatasenas tu tat-sutaḥ
tu
and
tat
his (Śāntasena’s)
sutaḥ
son .
Important Words
  • prati-bāhuḥ — Pratibāhu
    prati (against, response) + bāhu (arm). 'Counter-arm' — a name suggesting martial readiness. The Yadu line preserves the warrior-quality of its founder. Gauḍīyas note: even at the dynasty's wind-down, the names announce dharma's defensive function.
  • subāhuḥ — Subāhu
    su (good, beautiful) + bāhu (arm). 'Beautiful-armed.' The Yadu naming alternates between martial vigor (Pratibāhu, Śāntasena, Śatasena) and aesthetic refinement (Subāhu). The dynasty preserves both.
  • śānta-senaḥ — Śāntasena
    Compound: śānta (peaceful) + sena (army). 'Of peaceful army' — the apparent paradox of Vaiṣṇava military: an army that brings peace. Compare Kṛṣṇa Himself, the supreme warrior whose battles install dharma.
  • ātma-jaḥ — son
    ātma (self) + ja (born). 'Self-born' — son in the natural sense. Each generation here is ātma-ja — proper succession, no adoption. Vaiṣṇava lineage continues by birth as well as by initiation.
From Vajra came Pratibāhu, whose son was Subāhu. Subāhu’s son was Śāntasena, from whom Śatasena was born.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From Vajra came Pratibāhu, whose son was Subāhu. Subāhu's son was Śāntasena, from whom Śatasena was born.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The sons of Bhadrasena are not mentioned since there is confusion of the dynasty as it began to disappear. Sometimes śrutasenaṣ tu is seen instead of Śatasena.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

From Vajra (tataḥ) came Pratibāhu. The sons of Bhadrasena are not mentioned because that was almost the end of the dynasty.

Related values & verses
Related values
Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Discriminative Wisdom
Related verses
BG 5.18 BG 8.4 BG 14.12 BG 14.1 BG 12.1 BG 18.37 BG 11.1 BG 3.3 SB 1.2BG 12.3 BG 4.8 BG 15.9 BG 6.35 BG 18.74
Concepts
Jiva
Personal Guidance
From Vajra came Pratibāhu, then Subāhu, then Śāntasena, then Śatasena. Names compound; each generation makes its own contribution. The chain matters as much as any single link.
Reflection Questions
  • What chain am I part of — and what's my specific contribution?
  • Where do I treat my link as too small to matter to the whole?
Analogy

Vajra to Pratibāhu to Subāhu to Śāntasena to Śatasena — five generations recorded in one line. Bhāgavatam's pattern: lineages run on past the celebrated names; aiśvarya-vaṁśa is not abandoned at the end of canto 10.

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