Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.24.13
प्राचीनबर्हिष: पुत्रा: शतद्रुत्यां दशाभवन् ।
तुल्यनामव्रता: सर्वे धर्मस्नाता: प्रचेतस: ॥ १३ ॥
prācīnabarhiṣaḥ putrāḥ
[praacheenabarhishah putraah]
śatadrutyāṁ daśābhavan
[shatadrutyaam dashaabhavan]
tulya-nāma-vratāḥ sarve
[tulya-naama-vrataah sarve]
dharma-snātāḥ pracetasaḥ
[dharma-snaataah prachetasah]
Word-for-word
prācīnabarhiṣaḥ
—
of King Prācīnabarhi
putrāḥ
—
sons
śatadrutyām
—
in the womb of Śatadruti
daśa
—
ten
abhavan
—
became manifest
tulya
—
equally
nāma
—
name
vratāḥ
—
vow
sarve
—
all
dharma
—
religiosity
snātāḥ
—
completely merged in
pracetasaḥ
—
all of them being designated as Pracetās.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prācīnabarhiṣaḥ putrāḥ
prācīnabarhiṣaḥ
of King Prācīnabarhi
putrāḥ
sons
śatadrutyāṁ daśābhavan
śatadrutyām
in the womb of Śatadruti
daśa
ten
abhavan
became manifest
tulya-nāma-vratāḥ sarve
tulya
equally
nāma
name
vratāḥ
vow
sarve
all
dharma-snātāḥ pracetasaḥ
dharma
religiosity
snātāḥ
completely merged in
pracetasaḥ
all of them being designated as Pracetās.
King Prācīnabarhi begot ten children in the womb of Śatadruti. All of them were equally endowed with religiosity, and all of them were known as the Pracetās.
Purport
The word dharma-snātāḥ is significant, for the ten children were all merged in the practice of religion. In addition, they possessed all good qualities. One is supposed to be perfect when one is perfectly religious, perfect in the execution of one’s vows to render devotional service, perfect in knowledge, perfect in good behavior, and so on. All the Pracetās were on the same level of perfection.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Prācīnabarhi begot ten children in the womb of Śatadruti called the Pracetās, who were all equal to their names in vows and were religious.
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Personal Guidance
Prācīnabarhi and Śatadruti had ten sons called the Pracetās, all equally religious. Equal endowment among ten siblings is rare and beautiful; uniform dharmic orientation defines the next generation.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I notice uneven dharmic orientation among siblings or colleagues, and what could level it?
- What does 'equally endowed in religiosity' suggest about how the parents raised them?
My note
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