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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.56

स चापि शतरूपायां पञ्चापत्यान्यजीजनत् । प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ तिस्र: कन्याश्च भारत । आकूतिर्देवहूतिश्च प्रसूतिरिति सत्तम ॥ ५६ ॥
sa cāpi śatarūpāyāṁ
[sa chaapi shataroopaayaam]
pañcāpatyāny ajījanat
[panchaapatyaany ajeejanat]
priyavratottānapādau
[priyavratottaanapaadau]
tisraḥ kanyāś ca bhārata
[tisrah kanyaash cha bhaarata]
ākūtir devahūtiś ca
[aakootir devahootish cha]
prasūtir iti sattama
[prasootir iti sattama]
saḥ — he (Manu) ca — also api — in due course śatarūpāyām — unto Śatarūpā pañca — five apatyāni — children ajījanat — begot priyavrata — Priyavrata uttānapādau — Uttānapāda tisraḥ — three in number kanyāḥ — daughters ca — also bhārata — O son of Bharata ākūtiḥ — Ākūti devahūtiḥ — Devahūti ca — and prasūtiḥ — Prasūti iti — thus sattama — O best of all.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa cāpi śatarūpāyāṁ
saḥ
he (Manu)
ca
also
api
in due course
śatarūpāyām
unto Śatarūpā
pañcāpatyāny ajījanat
pañca
five
apatyāni
children
ajījanat
begot
priyavratottānapādau
priyavrata
Priyavrata
tisraḥ kanyāś ca bhārata
ākūtir devahūtiś ca
uttānapādau
Uttānapāda
tisraḥ
three in number
kanyāḥ
daughters
ca
also
bhārata
O son of Bharata
ākūtiḥ
Ākūti
devahūtiḥ
Devahūti
ca
and
prasūtir iti sattama
prasūtiḥ
Prasūti
iti
thus
sattama
O best of all.
O son of Bharata, in due course of time he [Manu] begot in Śatarūpā five children — two sons, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, and three daughters, Ākūti, Devahūti and Prasūti.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O son of Bharata, most virtuous sage! Svāyambhuva begot in Śatarūpā five children—two sons, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, and three daughters, Ākūti, Devahūti and Prasūti. Saḥ refers to Svāyambhuva.
Manu and Śatarūpā beget two sons (Priyavrata, Uttānapāda) and three daughters (Ākūti, Devahūti, Prasūti). Generations begin from named, ordered children. The lineage that produces sages and great women has its beginning in this careful enumeration.
Reflection Questions
  • How aware am I of the named lineage I belong to, and what it expects of me?
  • What ordered, careful next generation am I helping to name and shape?
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