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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.36

पुलस्त्योऽजनयत्पत्‍न्यामगस्त्यं च हविर्भुवि । सोऽन्यजन्मनि दह्राग्निर्विश्रवाश्च महातपा: ॥ ३६ ॥
pulastyo ’janayat patnyām
[pulastyo ’janayat patnyaam]
agastyaṁ ca havirbhuvi
[agastyam cha havirbhuvi]
so ’nya-janmani dahrāgnir
[so ’nya-janmani dahraagnir]
viśravāś ca mahā-tapāḥ
[vishravaash cha mahaa-tapaah]
Word-for-word
pulastyaḥ — the sage Pulastya ajanayat — begot patnyām — in his wife agastyam — the great sage Agastya ca — also havirbhuvi — in Havirbhū saḥ — he (Agastya) anya-janmani — in the next birth dahra-agniḥ — the digesting fire viśravāḥ — Viśravā ca — and mahā-tapāḥ — greatly powerful because of austerity.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pulastyo ’janayat patnyām
pulastyaḥ
the sage Pulastya
agastyaṁ ca havirbhuvi
so ’nya-janmani dahrāgnir
ajanayat
begot
viśravāś ca mahā-tapāḥ
patnyām
in his wife
agastyam
the great sage Agastya
ca
also
havirbhuvi
in Havirbhū
saḥ
he (Agastya)
anya-janmani
in the next birth
dahra-agniḥ
the digesting fire
viśravāḥ
Viśravā
ca
and
mahā-tapāḥ
greatly powerful because of austerity.
Pulastya begot in his wife, Havirbhū, one son of the name Agastya, who in his next birth became Dahrāgni. Besides him, Pulastya begot another very great and saintly son, whose name was Viśravā.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Pulastya begot in his wife, Havirbhū, one son named Agastya, who in another birth became Dahrāgni. Pulastya begot another son, whose name was Viśravā, endowed with great austerity. Havirbhū became the wife of Pulastya. In another birth Agastya was the digestive fire (dahrāgni). Another son of Pulastya was Viśravā.
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Personal Guidance
Pulastya begot Agastya, who later reincarnated as Dahrāgni — the same soul carries spiritual momentum across lives. What you cultivate now travels with you. Take your sādhana seriously as long-term investment.
Reflection Questions
  • Am I building spiritual momentum that will carry me past this life?
  • What habit would I want to find waiting for me in the next birth?
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