Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.37
तस्य यक्षपतिर्देव: कुबेरस्त्विडविडासुत: ।
रावण: कुम्भकर्णश्च तथान्यस्यां विभीषण: ॥ ३७ ॥
tasya yakṣa-patir devaḥ
[tasya yaksha-patir devah]
kuberas tv iḍaviḍā-sutaḥ
[kuberas tv idavidaa-sutah]
rāvaṇaḥ kumbhakarṇaś ca
[raavanah kumbhakarnash cha]
tathānyasyāṁ vibhīṣaṇaḥ
[tathaanyasyaam vibheeshanah]
Word-for-word
tasya
—
his
yakṣa-patiḥ
—
the king of the Yakṣas
devaḥ
—
demigod
kuberaḥ
—
Kuvera
tu
—
and
iḍaviḍā
—
of Iḍaviḍā
sutaḥ
—
son
rāvaṇaḥ
—
Rāvaṇa
kumbhakarṇaḥ
—
Kumbhakarṇa
ca
—
also
tathā
—
so
anyasyām
—
in the other
vibhīṣaṇaḥ
—
Vibhīṣaṇa.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasya yakṣa-patir devaḥ
tasya
his
yakṣa-patiḥ
the king of the Yakṣas
devaḥ
demigod
kuberas tv iḍaviḍā-sutaḥ
kuberaḥ
Kuvera
tu
and
iḍaviḍā
of Iḍaviḍā
sutaḥ
son
rāvaṇaḥ kumbhakarṇaś ca
rāvaṇaḥ
Rāvaṇa
kumbhakarṇaḥ
Kumbhakarṇa
ca
also
tathānyasyāṁ vibhīṣaṇaḥ
tathā
so
anyasyām
in the other
vibhīṣaṇaḥ
Vibhīṣaṇa.
Viśravā had two wives. The first wife was Iḍaviḍā, from whom Kuvera, the master of all Yakṣas, was born, and the next wife was named Keśinī, from whom three sons were born — Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa and Vibhīṣaṇa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Viśravā’s wife Iḍaviḍā, was Kuvera, the master of all Yakṣas. Another wife Keśinī, has sons named Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa and Vibhīṣaṇa.
Viśvravā bore a son Kuvera in his wife Iḍaviḍā. The other wife was Keśinī.
Personal Guidance
Viśravā's two wives produced wildly opposite sons — Kuvera (devotee, lord of wealth) and Rāvaṇa (demon). Same father, different mothers, different consciousness. Whom you partner with shapes what you produce.
Reflection Questions
- Whom am I partnering with in life, and what consciousness are we producing?
- Where am I underestimating the influence of close company?
My note
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