Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.1.10
तस्य चाष्टौ भविष्यन्ति सुमाल्यप्रमुखा: सुता: ।
य इमां भोक्ष्यन्ति महीं राजानश्च शतं समा: ॥ १० ॥
tasya cāṣṭau bhaviṣyanti
[tasya chaashtau bhavishyanti]
sumālya-pramukhāḥ sutāḥ
[sumaalya-pramukhaah sutaah]
ya imāṁ bhokṣyanti mahīṁ
[ya imaam bhokshyanti maheem]
rājānaś ca śataṁ samāḥ
[raajaanash cha shatam samaah]
Word-for-word
tasya
—
of him (Nanda)
ca
—
and
aṣṭau
—
eight
bhaviṣyanti
—
will take birth
sumālya-pramukhāḥ
—
headed by Sumālya
sutāḥ
—
sons
ye
—
who
imām
—
this
bhokṣyanti
—
will enjoy
mahīm
—
the earth
rājānaḥ
—
kings
ca
—
and
śatam
—
one hundred
samāḥ
—
years.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasya cāṣṭau bhaviṣyanti
tasya
of him (Nanda)
ca
and
aṣṭau
eight
bhaviṣyanti
will take birth
sumālya-pramukhāḥ sutāḥ
sumālya-pramukhāḥ
headed by Sumālya
sutāḥ
sons
ye
who
ya imāṁ bhokṣyanti mahīṁ
imām
this
bhokṣyanti
will enjoy
mahīm
the earth
rājānaś ca śataṁ samāḥ
rājānaḥ
kings
ca
and
śatam
one hundred
samāḥ
years.
He will have eight sons, headed by Sumālya, who will control the earth as powerful kings for one hundred years.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
He will have eight sons, headed by Sumālya, who will control the earth as kings for one hundred years.
Personal Guidance
Sons inherit thrones and the cycle continues — generation after generation enjoying and then leaving the earth. The verse invites us to step out of the trance of inheritance and ambition long enough to ask what we are really building.
Reflection Questions
- What am I most hoping to pass on to those who come after me?
- Is it something that nourishes their soul, or only their position?
My note
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