Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.24.2
हर्यक्षायादिशत्प्राचीं धूम्रकेशाय दक्षिणाम् ।
प्रतीचीं वृकसंज्ञाय तुर्यां द्रविणसे विभु: ॥ २ ॥
haryakṣāyādiśat prācīṁ
[haryakshaayaadishat praacheem]
dhūmrakeśāya dakṣiṇām
[dhoomrakeshaaya dakshinaam]
pratīcīṁ vṛka-saṁjñāya
[prateecheem vrika-samjnaaya]
turyāṁ draviṇase vibhuḥ
[turyaam dravinase vibhuh]
Word-for-word
haryakṣāya
—
unto Haryakṣa
adiśat
—
delivered
prācīm
—
eastern
dhūmrakeśāya
—
unto Dhūmrakeśa
dakṣiṇām
—
the southern side
pratīcīm
—
the western side
vṛka-saṁjñāya
—
unto his brother whose name was Vṛka
turyām
—
the northern side
draviṇase
—
unto another brother of his named Draviṇa
vibhuḥ
—
the master.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
haryakṣāyādiśat prācīṁ
haryakṣāya
unto Haryakṣa
adiśat
delivered
prācīm
eastern
dhūmrakeśāya dakṣiṇām
dhūmrakeśāya
unto Dhūmrakeśa
dakṣiṇām
the southern side
pratīcīṁ vṛka-saṁjñāya
pratīcīm
the western side
vṛka-saṁjñāya
unto his brother whose name was Vṛka
turyāṁ draviṇase vibhuḥ
turyām
the northern side
draviṇase
unto another brother of his named Draviṇa
vibhuḥ
the master.
Mahārāja Vijitāśva offered the eastern part of the world to his brother Haryakṣa, the southern part to Dhūmrakeśa, the western part to Vṛka and the northern part to Draviṇa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Vijitāśva gave the eastern region to his brother Haryakṣa, the southern region to Dhūmrakeśa, the western region to Vṛka and the northern region to Draviṇa.
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Personal Guidance
He offered east to Haryakṣa, south to Dhūmrakeśa, west to Vṛka, north to Draviṇa. The four directions distributed; sharing the world systematically prevents future fights over who has what.
Reflection Questions
- Which 'direction' of my domain have I not yet formally assigned, and where is ambiguity costing me?
- Where would explicit distribution prevent the future quarrel I can already see coming?
My note
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