Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.12.18
त्वाष्ट्रस्य जन्म निधनं पुत्रयोश्च दितेर्द्विजा: ।
दैत्येश्वरस्य चरितं प्रह्लादस्य महात्मन: ॥ १८ ॥
tvāṣṭrasya janma-nidhanaṁ
[tvaashtrasya janma-nidhanam]
putrayoś ca diter dvijāḥ
[putrayosh cha diter dvijaah]
daityeśvarasya caritaṁ
[daityeshvarasya charitam]
prahrādasya mahātmanaḥ
[prahraadasya mahaatmanah]
Word-for-word
tvāṣṭrasya
—
of the son of Tvaṣṭā (Vṛtra)
janma-nidhanam
—
the birth and death
putrayoḥ
—
of the two sons, Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu
ca
—
and
diteḥ
—
of Diti
dvijāḥ
—
O brāhmaṇas
daitya-īśvarasya
—
of the greatest of the Daityas
caritam
—
the history
prahrādasya
—
of Prahlāda
mahā-ātmanaḥ
—
the great soul.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvāṣṭrasya janma-nidhanaṁ
tvāṣṭrasya
of the son of Tvaṣṭā (Vṛtra)
janma-nidhanam
the birth and death
putrayoś ca diter dvijāḥ
putrayoḥ
of the two sons, Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu
ca
and
diteḥ
of Diti
dvijāḥ
O brāhmaṇas
daityeśvarasya caritaṁ
daitya-īśvarasya
of the greatest of the Daityas
caritam
the history
prahrādasya mahātmanaḥ
prahrādasya
of Prahlāda
mahā-ātmanaḥ
the great soul.
O brāhmaṇas, also recounted are the births and deaths of Vṛtrāsura and of Diti’s sons Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu, as well as the history of the greatest of Diti’s descendants, the exalted soul Prahlāda.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O brāhmaṇas! Also recounted are the births and deaths of Vṛtrāsura and of Diti's sons Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu, as well as the story of the greatest of Diti's descendants, the exalted soul Prahlāda.
Personal Guidance
Births and deaths of Vrtrasura, Hiranyaksa, Hiranyakasipu, and the history of Prahlada are recounted. Even demonic histories serve to magnify how the Lord protects His own. The dark contributes to the light's brilliance.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I refusing to see how my 'dark' contributes to a light I am living toward?
- What changes if I let the darkness do its part?
My note
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