Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.45
मार्कण्डेयो मृकण्डस्य प्राणाद्वेदशिरा मुनि: ।
कविश्च भार्गवो यस्य भगवानुशना सुत: ॥ ४५ ॥
mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍasya
[maarkandeyo mrikandasya]
prāṇād vedaśirā muniḥ
[praanaad vedashiraa munih]
kaviś ca bhārgavo yasya
[kavish cha bhaargavo yasya]
bhagavān uśanā sutaḥ
[bhagavaan ushanaa sutah]
Word-for-word
mārkaṇḍeyaḥ
—
Mārkaṇḍeya
mṛkaṇḍasya
—
of Mṛkaṇḍa
prāṇāt
—
from Prāṇa
vedaśirāḥ
—
Vedaśirā
muniḥ
—
great sage
kaviḥ ca
—
of the name Kavi
bhārgavaḥ
—
of the name Bhārgava
yasya
—
whose
bhagavān
—
greatly powerful
uśanā
—
Śukrācārya
sutaḥ
—
son.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍasya
mārkaṇḍeyaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya
mṛkaṇḍasya
of Mṛkaṇḍa
prāṇād vedaśirā muniḥ
prāṇāt
from Prāṇa
vedaśirāḥ
Vedaśirā
muniḥ
great sage
kaviś ca bhārgavo yasya
kaviḥ ca
of the name Kavi
bhārgavaḥ
of the name Bhārgava
yasya
whose
bhagavān uśanā sutaḥ
bhagavān
greatly powerful
uśanā
Śukrācārya
sutaḥ
son.
From Mṛkaṇḍa, Mārkaṇḍeya Muni was born, and from Prāṇa, the sage Vedaśirā, whose son was Uśanā [Śukrācārya], also known as Kavi. Thus Kavi also belonged to the descendants of the Bhṛgu dynasty.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
From Mṛkaṇḍa, Mārkaṇḍeya Muni was born, and from Prāṇa the sage Vedaśirā. Bhṛgu had another son, the great Uśanā, also known as Kavi, or Bhārgava, son of Bhṛgu.
Bhṛgu’s son was Kavi.
Personal Guidance
Mārkaṇḍeya Muni was born from this line — the dynasty produced a sage who saw the cosmic dissolution and survived. Faithful generations seed exceptional souls. Don't underestimate ordinary fidelity.
Reflection Questions
- What exceptional souls might emerge from the ordinary fidelity of my line?
- Am I tempted to skip the ordinary in pursuit of the exceptional?
My note
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