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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.12

स्वर्वीथिर्वत्सरस्येष्टा भार्यासूत षडात्मजान् । पुष्पार्णं तिग्मकेतुं च इषमूर्जं वसुं जयम् ॥ १२ ॥
svarvīthir vatsarasyeṣṭā
[svarveethir vatsarasyeshtaa]
bhāryāsūta ṣaḍ-ātmajān
[bhaaryaasoota shad-aatmajaan]
puṣpārṇaṁ tigmaketuṁ ca
[pushpaarnam tigmaketum cha]
iṣam ūrjaṁ vasuṁ jayam
[isham oorjam vasum jayam]
svarvīthiḥ — Svarvīthi vatsarasya — of King Vatsara iṣṭā — very dear bhāryā — wife asūta — gave birth to ṣaṭ — six ātmajān — sons puṣpārṇam — Puṣpārṇa tigmaketum — Tigmaketu ca — also iṣam — Iṣa ūrjam — Ūrja vasum — Vasu jayam — Jaya.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
svarvīthir vatsarasyeṣṭā
svarvīthiḥ
Svarvīthi
vatsarasya
of King Vatsara
bhāryāsūta ṣaḍ-ātmajān
puṣpārṇaṁ tigmaketuṁ ca
iṣam ūrjaṁ vasuṁ jayam
iṣṭā
very dear
bhāryā
wife
asūta
gave birth to
ṣaṭ
six
ātmajān
sons
puṣpārṇam
Puṣpārṇa
tigmaketum
Tigmaketu
ca
also
iṣam
Iṣa
ūrjam
Ūrja
vasum
Vasu
jayam
Jaya.
King Vatsara had a very dear wife whose name was Svarvīthi, and she gave birth to six sons, named Puṣpārṇa, Tigmaketu, Iṣa, Ūrja, Vasu and Jaya.

Vatsara’s wife is mentioned here as iṣṭā, which means “worshipable.” In other words, it appears that Vatsara’s wife had all good qualities; for example, she was always very faithful and obedient and affectionate to her husband. She had all good qualities for managing household affairs. If both the husband and wife are endowed with good qualities and live peacefully, then nice children take birth, and thus the whole family is happy and prosperous.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Svarvīthi, Vatsara’s dear wife, gave birth to six sons, named Puṣpārṇa, Tigmaketu, Iṣa, Ūrja, Vasu and Jaya.
Vatsara and Svarvīthi had six sons: Puṣpārṇa, Tigmaketu, Iṣa, Ūrja, Vasu, Jaya. Lineages move on regardless of who refused which throne; the world continues with whoever shows up.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I overrate my own indispensability when the line continues with whoever's present?
  • Whom in my family chain do I owe more attention to as part of the continuation?
📝 My note

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