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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.7.5

त्रय्यारुणि: कश्यपश्च सावर्णिरकृतव्रण: । वैशम्पायनहारीतौ षड् वै पौराणिका इमे ॥ ५ ॥
trayyāruṇiḥ kaśyapaś ca
[trayyaarunih kashyapash cha]
sāvarṇir akṛtavraṇaḥ
[saavarnir akritavranah]
vaiśampāyana-hārītau
[vaishampaayana-haareetau]
ṣaḍ vai paurāṇikā ime
[shad vai pauraanikaa ime]
trayyāruṇiḥ kaśyapaḥ ca — Trayyāruṇi and Kaśyapa sāvarṇiḥ akṛta-vraṇaḥ — Sāvarṇi and Akṛtavraṇa vaiśampāyana-hārītau — Vaiśampāyana and Hārīta ṣaṭ — six vai — indeed paurāṇikāḥ — spiritual masters of the Purāṇas ime — these.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
trayyāruṇiḥ kaśyapaś ca
trayyāruṇiḥ kaśyapaḥ ca
Trayyāruṇi and Kaśyapa
sāvarṇir akṛtavraṇaḥ
sāvarṇiḥ akṛta-vraṇaḥ
Sāvarṇi and Akṛtavraṇa
vaiśampāyana-hārītau
vaiśampāyana-hārītau
Vaiśampāyana and Hārīta
ṣaḍ vai paurāṇikā ime
ṣaṭ
six
vai
indeed
paurāṇikāḥ
spiritual masters of the Purāṇas
ime
these.
Trayyāruṇi, Kaśyapa, Sāvarṇi, Akṛtavraṇa, Vaiśampāyana and Hārīta are the six masters of the Purāṇas.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Trayyāruṇi, Kaśyapa, Sāvarṇi, Akṛtavrana, Vaiśampāyana and Hārīta are the six masters of the Purāṇas.
Trayyaruni, Kasyapa, Savarni, Akrtavrana, Vaisampayana and Harita are the six masters of the Puranas. Six pairs of careful hands hold the whole story-treasure of the cosmos. Stewardship of stories is high service.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose stories am I called to steward — family, community, lineage?
  • What is one story I should write down or speak before it is lost?
📝 My note

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