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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.1.19

तस्य पुत्रस्तु भूमित्रस्तस्य नारायण: सुत: । काण्वायना इमे भूमिं चत्वारिंशच्च पञ्च च । शतानि त्रीणि भोक्ष्यन्ति वर्षाणां च कलौ युगे ॥ १९ ॥
tasya putras tu bhūmitras
[tasya putras tu bhoomitras]
tasya nārāyaṇaḥ sutaḥ
[tasya naaraayanah sutah]
kāṇvāyanā ime bhūmiṁ
[kaanvaayanaa ime bhoomim]
catvāriṁśac ca pañca ca
[chatvaarimshach cha pancha cha]
śatāni trīṇi bhokṣyanti
[shataani treeni bhokshyanti]
varṣāṇāṁ ca kalau yuge
[varshaanaam cha kalau yuge]
tasya — of him (Vasudeva) putraḥ — the son tu — and bhūmitraḥ — Bhūmitra tasya — his nārāyaṇaḥ — Nārāyaṇa sutaḥ — the son kāṇva-ayanāḥ — kings of the Kāṇva dynasty ime — these bhūmim — the earth catvāriṁśat — forty ca — and pañca — five ca — and śatāni — hundreds trīṇi — three bhokṣyanti — they will rule varṣāṇām — years ca — and kalau yuge — in the Kali-yuga.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasya putras tu bhūmitras
tasya
of him (Vasudeva)
putraḥ
the son
tu
and
bhūmitraḥ
Bhūmitra
tasya nārāyaṇaḥ sutaḥ
tasya
his
nārāyaṇaḥ
Nārāyaṇa
sutaḥ
the son
kāṇvāyanā ime bhūmiṁ
kāṇva-ayanāḥ
kings of the Kāṇva dynasty
ime
these
bhūmim
the earth
catvāriṁśac ca pañca ca
catvāriṁśat
forty
ca
and
pañca
five
ca
and
śatāni trīṇi bhokṣyanti
śatāni
hundreds
trīṇi
three
bhokṣyanti
they will rule
varṣāṇāṁ ca kalau yuge
varṣāṇām
years
ca
and
kalau yuge
in the Kali-yuga.
The son of Vasudeva will be Bhūmitra, and his son will be Nārāyaṇa. These kings of the Kāṇva dynasty will rule the earth for 345 more years of the Kali-yuga.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Vasudeva will be Bhūmitra, and his son will be Nārāyaṇa. These kings of the Kāṇva dynasty will rule the earth for 345 more years of the Kali-yuga. Vasudeva and others were also called Kānva’s dynasty.
Names that once filled palaces are now just sounds in a verse. Bhāgavatam's matter-of-fact recital deflates our urge to be 'someone,' and invites us instead to be a small, loving servant of someone eternal.
Reflection Questions
  • How much energy am I spending today on being seen?
  • What would change if I spent that same energy on seeing Kṛṣṇa?
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