Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.10.2
इलायामपि भार्यायां वायो: पुत्र्यां महाबल:
पुत्रमुत्कलनामानं योषिद्रत्नमजीजनत् ॥ २ ॥
ilāyām api bhāryāyāṁ
[ilaayaam api bhaaryaayaam]
vāyoḥ putryāṁ mahā-balaḥ
[vaayoh putryaam mahaa-balah]
putram utkala-nāmānaṁ
[putram utkala-naamaanam]
yoṣid-ratnam ajījanat
[yoshid-ratnam ajeejanat]
Word-for-word
ilāyām
—
unto his wife named Ilā
api
—
also
bhāryāyām
—
unto his wife
vāyoḥ
—
of the demigod Vāyu (controller of air)
putryām
—
unto the daughter
mahā-balaḥ
—
the greatly powerful Dhruva Mahārāja
putram
—
son
utkala
—
Utkala
nāmānam
—
of the name
yoṣit
—
female
ratnam
—
jewel
ajījanat
—
he begot.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ilāyām api bhāryāyāṁ
ilāyām
unto his wife named Ilā
api
also
bhāryāyām
unto his wife
vāyoḥ putryāṁ mahā-balaḥ
vāyoḥ
of the demigod Vāyu (controller of air)
putryām
unto the daughter
mahā-balaḥ
the greatly powerful Dhruva Mahārāja
putram utkala-nāmānaṁ
putram
son
utkala
Utkala
nāmānam
of the name
yoṣid-ratnam ajījanat
yoṣit
female
ratnam
jewel
ajījanat
he begot.
The greatly powerful Dhruva Mahārāja had another wife, named Ilā, who was the daughter of the demigod Vāyu. By her he begot a son named Utkala and a very beautiful daughter.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In another wife, named Ilā, who was the daughter of Vāyu, he begot a son named Utkala and a very beautiful daughter.
Yoṣid-ratnam means “a jewel of a daughter.” The word “and” should be supplied.
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Personal Guidance
Dhruva took a second wife, Ilā, and had a son Utkala and a daughter. Even great devotees navigate complex family arrangements; the test isn't avoiding the complexity but staying spiritually rooted within it.
Reflection Questions
- Which complex family situation am I judging instead of compassionately navigating?
- Where could I bring more devotion into a structurally complicated relationship?
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