Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.40
ऊर्जायां जज्ञिरे पुत्रा वसिष्ठस्य परन्तप ।
चित्रकेतुप्रधानास्ते सप्त ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमला: ॥ ४० ॥
ūrjāyāṁ jajñire putrā
[oorjaayaam jajnire putraa]
vasiṣṭhasya parantapa
[vasishthasya parantapa]
citraketu-pradhānās te
[chitraketu-pradhaanaas te]
sapta brahmarṣayo ’malāḥ
[sapta brahmarshayo ’malaah]
Word-for-word
ūrjāyām
—
in Ūrjā
jajñire
—
took birth
putrāḥ
—
sons
vasiṣṭhasya
—
of the great sage Vasiṣṭha
parantapa
—
O great one
citraketu
—
Citraketu
pradhānāḥ
—
headed by
te
—
all the sons
sapta
—
seven
brahma-ṛṣayaḥ
—
great sages with spiritual knowledge
amalāḥ
—
without contamination.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ūrjāyāṁ jajñire putrā
ūrjāyām
in Ūrjā
jajñire
took birth
putrāḥ
sons
vasiṣṭhasya parantapa
vasiṣṭhasya
of the great sage Vasiṣṭha
parantapa
O great one
citraketu-pradhānās te
citraketu
Citraketu
pradhānāḥ
headed by
te
all the sons
sapta brahmarṣayo ’malāḥ
sapta
seven
brahma-ṛṣayaḥ
great sages with spiritual knowledge
amalāḥ
without contamination.
The great sage Vasiṣṭha begot in his wife, Ūrjā [sometimes called Arundhatī], seven spotlessly great sages, headed by the sage named Citraketu.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The sons of Vasiṣṭha took birth in his wife, Ūrjā. These sons headed by Citraketu were the seven spotlessly sages
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Personal Guidance
Vasiṣṭha's seven sons were 'spotless' — purity is a family inheritance when parents live it. You cannot teach spotlessness; you can only embody it and let it transmit.
Reflection Questions
- What am I embodying that my dependents will inherit without instruction?
- Am I trying to teach what I haven't yet lived?
My note
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