Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.1.4
शिशुनागस्ततो भाव्य: काकवर्णस्तु तत्सुत: ।
क्षेमधर्मा तस्य सुत: क्षेत्रज्ञ: क्षेमधर्मज: ॥ ४ ॥
śiśunāgas tato bhāvyaḥ
[shishunaagas tato bhaavyah]
kākavarṇas tu tat-sutaḥ
[kaakavarnas tu tat-sutah]
kṣemadharmā tasya sutaḥ
[kshemadharmaa tasya sutah]
kṣetrajñaḥ kṣemadharma-jaḥ
[kshetrajnah kshemadharma-jah]
Word-for-word
śiśunāgaḥ
—
Śiśunāga
tataḥ
—
then
bhāvyaḥ
—
will take birth
kākavarṇaḥ
—
Kākavarṇa
tu
—
and
tat-sutaḥ
—
his son
kṣemadharmā
—
Kṣemadharmā
tasya
—
of Kākavarṇa
sutaḥ
—
the son
kṣetrajñaḥ
—
Kṣetrajña
kṣemadharma-jaḥ
—
born to Kṣemadharmā.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śiśunāgas tato bhāvyaḥ
śiśunāgaḥ
Śiśunāga
tataḥ
then
bhāvyaḥ
will take birth
kākavarṇas tu tat-sutaḥ
kākavarṇaḥ
Kākavarṇa
tu
and
tat-sutaḥ
his son
kṣemadharmā tasya sutaḥ
kṣemadharmā
Kṣemadharmā
tasya
of Kākavarṇa
sutaḥ
the son
kṣetrajñaḥ kṣemadharma-jaḥ
kṣetrajñaḥ
Kṣetrajña
kṣemadharma-jaḥ
born to Kṣemadharmā.
Nandivardhana will have a son named Śiśunāga, and his son will be known as Kākavarṇa. The son of Kākavarṇa will be Kṣemadharmā, and the son of Kṣemadharmā will be Kṣetrajña.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Nandivardhana will have a son named Śiśunāga, and his son will be known as Kākavarṇa. The son of Kākavarṇa will be Kṣemadharmā, and the son of Kṣemadharmā will be Kṣetrajña.
Personal Guidance
Each named successor in this lineage will live, rule, and die. Hearing such a litany cools attachment to fame and position, and turns the mind toward Bhagavān, whose name and presence are eternal in a way no king's ever was.
Reflection Questions
- What 'name' am I working to make for myself, and what am I trading for it?
- How might remembering the brevity of life sharpen my priorities today?
My note
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