Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.30.12
भविता विश्रुत: पुत्रोऽनवमो ब्रह्मणो गुणै: ।
य एतामात्मवीर्येण त्रिलोकीं पूरयिष्यति ॥ १२ ॥
bhavitā viśrutaḥ putro
[bhavitaa vishrutah putro]
’navamo brahmaṇo guṇaiḥ
[’navamo brahmano gunaih]
ya etām ātma-vīryeṇa
[ya etaam aatma-veeryena]
tri-lokīṁ pūrayiṣyati
[tri-lokeem poorayishyati]
Word-for-word
bhavitā
—
there will be
viśrutaḥ
—
very famous
putraḥ
—
son
anavamaḥ
—
not inferior
brahmaṇaḥ
—
to Lord Brahmā
guṇaiḥ
—
by qualifications
yaḥ
—
who
etām
—
all this
ātma-vīryeṇa
—
by his progeny
tri-lokīm
—
the three worlds
pūrayiṣyati
—
will fill.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhavitā viśrutaḥ putro
bhavitā
there will be
viśrutaḥ
very famous
putraḥ
son
’navamo brahmaṇo guṇaiḥ
anavamaḥ
not inferior
brahmaṇaḥ
to Lord Brahmā
guṇaiḥ
by qualifications
ya etām ātma-vīryeṇa
yaḥ
who
etām
all this
ātma-vīryeṇa
by his progeny
tri-lokīṁ pūrayiṣyati
tri-lokīm
the three worlds
pūrayiṣyati
will fill.
You will have a nice son, who will be in no way inferior to Lord Brahmā. Consequently, he will be very famous all over the universe, and the sons and grandsons generated by him will fill the three worlds.
Purport
As explained in the next verse, the Pracetās will marry the daughter of the great sage Kaṇḍu. It is suggested that the son’s name will be Viśruta and that he will glorify both his father and mother because of his good character. In fact, he would be greater than Lord Brahmā. The great politician Cāṇakya said, “If there is a good tree within a garden or forest, its flowers will fill the forest with their fragrance. Similarly, a good son within a family makes the whole family famous all over the world.” Kṛṣṇa took birth in the family of the Yadus, and consequently the Yadu dynasty is famous all over the world.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
You will have a famous son not less in qualities than Brahmā, and he will fill the three worlds with his offspring.
He will be not less (anavamaḥ) than Brahmā in qualities.
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Personal Guidance
You'll have a son not inferior to Brahmā, famous, whose descendants fill the three worlds. One son in the right family carries great consequence; quality at the source matters.
Reflection Questions
- Which one carefully-grown 'son' (project, student) in my life could have outsized reach?
- Where do I dilute focus across many when one would be more impactful?
My note
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