Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.61
तेभ्योऽग्नय: समभवन्चत्वारिंशच्च पञ्च च ।
त एवैकोनपञ्चाशत्साकं पितृपितामहै: ॥ ६१ ॥
tebhyo ’gnayaḥ samabhavan
[tebhyo ’gnayah samabhavan]
catvāriṁśac ca pañca ca
[chatvaarimshach cha pancha cha]
ta evaikonapañcāśat
[ta evaikonapanchaashat]
sākaṁ pitṛ-pitāmahaiḥ
[saakam pitri-pitaamahaih]
Word-for-word
tebhyaḥ
—
from them
agnayaḥ
—
fire-gods
samabhavan
—
were produced
catvāriṁśat
—
forty
ca
—
and
pañca
—
five
ca
—
and
te
—
they
eva
—
certainly
ekona-pañcāśat
—
forty-nine
sākam
—
along with
pitṛ-pitāmahaiḥ
—
with the fathers and grandfather.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tebhyo ’gnayaḥ samabhavan
tebhyaḥ
from them
agnayaḥ
fire-gods
samabhavan
were produced
catvāriṁśac ca pañca ca
catvāriṁśat
forty
ca
and
pañca
five
ca
and
te
they
ta evaikonapañcāśat
eva
certainly
ekona-pañcāśat
forty-nine
sākam
along with
sākaṁ pitṛ-pitāmahaiḥ
pitṛ-pitāmahaiḥ
with the fathers and grandfather.
From those three sons another forty-five descendants were generated, who are also fire-gods. The total number of fire-gods is therefore forty-nine, including the fathers and the grandfather.
Purport
The grandfather is Agni, and the sons are Pāvaka, Pavamāna and Śuci. Counting these four, plus forty-five grandsons, there are altogether forty-nine different fire-gods.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
From them forty-five more fire gods arose. Along with their fathers and grandfather, they became forty-nine.
There were three fathers mentioned in the last verse and one grandfather Agni.
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Personal Guidance
Forty-five further fire-gods descended from the original three — sacred offerings sustain entire hierarchies. Your small daily sacrifice supports more beings than you can see. Don't dismiss it as private.
Reflection Questions
- What might my daily offerings be sustaining beyond my awareness?
- Have I dismissed sādhana as private when it actually feeds the cosmos?
My note
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