Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.24.8
हविर्धानाद्धविर्धानी विदुरासूत षट्सुतान् ।
बर्हिषदं गयं शुक्लं कृष्णं सत्यं जितव्रतम् ॥ ८ ॥
havirdhānād dhavirdhānī
[havirdhaanaad dhavirdhaanee]
vidurāsūta ṣaṭ sutān
[viduraasoota shat sutaan]
barhiṣadaṁ gayaṁ śuklaṁ
[barhishadam gayam shuklam]
kṛṣṇaṁ satyaṁ jitavratam
[krishnam satyam jitavratam]
Word-for-word
havirdhānāt
—
from Havirdhāna
havirdhānī
—
the name of the wife of Havirdhāna
vidura
—
O Vidura
asūta
—
gave birth
ṣaṭ
—
six
sutān
—
sons
barhiṣadam
—
of the name Barhiṣat
gayam
—
of the name Gaya
śuklam
—
of the name Śukla
kṛṣṇam
—
of the name Kṛṣṇa
satyam
—
of the name Satya
jitavratam
—
of the name Jitavrata.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
havirdhānād dhavirdhānī
havirdhānāt
from Havirdhāna
havirdhānī
the name of the wife of Havirdhāna
vidurāsūta ṣaṭ sutān
vidura
O Vidura
asūta
gave birth
ṣaṭ
six
sutān
sons
barhiṣadaṁ gayaṁ śuklaṁ
barhiṣadam
of the name Barhiṣat
gayam
of the name Gaya
śuklam
of the name Śukla
kṛṣṇaṁ satyaṁ jitavratam
kṛṣṇam
of the name Kṛṣṇa
satyam
of the name Satya
jitavratam
of the name Jitavrata.
Havirdhāna, the son of Mahārāja Antardhāna, had a wife named Havirdhānī, who gave birth to six sons, named Barhiṣat, Gaya, Śukla, Kṛṣṇa, Satya and Jitavrata.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! From Havirdhāna, the son of Antardhāna, his wife named Havirdhānī begot six sons, named Barhiṣat, Gaya, Śukla, Kṛṣṇa, Satya and Jitavrata.
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Personal Guidance
Havirdhāna and Havirdhānī bore six sons: Barhiṣat, Gaya, Śukla, Kṛṣṇa, Satya, Jitavrata. Even the names — purity, truth, vow-conqueror — describe a generation oriented toward dharma.
Reflection Questions
- What would the names of my 'next generation' (works, relationships) suggest about their orientation?
- Where could deliberate naming set a better trajectory?
My note
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