Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.22-23
मरीचये कलां प्रादादनसूयामथात्रये ।
श्रद्धामङ्गिरसेऽयच्छत्पुलस्त्याय हविर्भुवम् ॥ २२ ॥
पुलहाय गतिं युक्तां क्रतवे च क्रियां सतीम् ।
ख्यातिं च भृगवेऽयच्छद्वसिष्ठायाप्यरुन्धतीम् ॥ २३ ॥
marīcaye kalāṁ prādād
[mareechaye kalaam praadaad]
anasūyām athātraye
[anasooyaam athaatraye]
śraddhām aṅgirase ’yacchat
[shraddhaam angirase ’yachchat]
pulastyāya havirbhuvam
[pulastyaaya havirbhuvam]
pulahāya gatiṁ yuktāṁ
[pulahaaya gatim yuktaam]
kratave ca kriyāṁ satīm
[kratave cha kriyaam sateem]
khyātiṁ ca bhṛgave ’yacchad
[khyaatim cha bhrigave ’yachchad]
vasiṣṭhāyāpy arundhatīm
[vasishthaayaapy arundhateem]
Word-for-word
marīcaye
—
unto Marīci
kalām
—
Kalā
prādāt
—
he handed over
anasūyām
—
Anasūyā
atha
—
then
atraye
—
unto Atri
śraddhām
—
Śraddhā
aṅgirase
—
unto Aṅgirā
ayacchat
—
he gave away
pulastyāya
—
unto Pulastya
havirbhuvam
—
Havirbhū
pulahāya
—
unto Pulaha
gatim
—
Gati
yuktām
—
suitable
kratave
—
unto Kratu
ca
—
and
kriyām
—
Kriyā
satīm
—
virtuous
khyātim
—
Khyāti
ca
—
and
bhṛgave
—
unto Bhṛgu
ayacchat
—
he gave away
vasiṣṭhāya
—
unto the sage Vasiṣṭha
api
—
also
arundhatīm
—
Arundhatī.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
marīcaye kalāṁ prādād
marīcaye
unto Marīci
kalām
Kalā
prādāt
he handed over
anasūyām athātraye
anasūyām
Anasūyā
atha
then
atraye
unto Atri
śraddhām aṅgirase ’yacchat
śraddhām
Śraddhā
aṅgirase
unto Aṅgirā
pulastyāya havirbhuvam
ayacchat
he gave away
pulahāya gatiṁ yuktāṁ
pulastyāya
unto Pulastya
havirbhuvam
Havirbhū
pulahāya
unto Pulaha
gatim
Gati
yuktām
suitable
kratave ca kriyāṁ satīm
kratave
unto Kratu
ca
and
kriyām
Kriyā
satīm
virtuous
khyātiṁ ca bhṛgave ’yacchad
khyātim
Khyāti
ca
and
bhṛgave
unto Bhṛgu
vasiṣṭhāyāpy arundhatīm
ayacchat
he gave away
vasiṣṭhāya
unto the sage Vasiṣṭha
api
also
arundhatīm
Arundhatī.
Kardama Muni handed over his daughter Kalā to Marīci, and another daughter, Anasūyā, to Atri. He delivered Śraddhā to Aṅgirā, and Havirbhū to Pulastya. He delivered Gati to Pulaha, the chaste Kriyā to Kratu, Khyāti to Bhṛgu, and Arundhatī to Vasiṣṭha.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Kardama gave his daughter Kalā to Marīci, and Anasūyā, to Atri. He gave Śraddhā to Aṅgirā, and Havirbhū to Pulastya. He gave qualified Gati to Pulaha, the chaste Kriyā to Kratu, Khyāti to Bhṛgu, and Arundhatī to Vasiṣṭha.
Yuktām means qualified or suitable.
Personal Guidance
Each daughter is matched precisely — Kalā to Marīci, Anasūyā to Atri, Śraddhā to Aṅgirā, Khyāti to Bhṛgu, and so on. The cosmic order has personalized pairings. Match the right virtue with the right vocation.
Reflection Questions
- Which of my own virtues belongs paired with a specific kind of life-work?
- Whom in my circle should I help pair more precisely with their right partner or path?
My note
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