Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.31.26
श्रीशुक उवाच
य एष उत्तानपदो मानवस्यानुवर्णित: ।
वंश: प्रियव्रतस्यापि निबोध नृपसत्तम ॥ २६ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
ya eṣa uttānapado
[ya esha uttaanapado]
mānavasyānuvarṇitaḥ
[maanavasyaanuvarnitah]
vaṁśaḥ priyavratasyāpi
[vamshah priyavratasyaapi]
nibodha nṛpa-sattama
[nibodha nripa-sattama]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
yaḥ
—
which
eṣaḥ
—
this dynasty
uttānapadaḥ
—
of King Uttānapāda
mānavasya
—
the son of Svāyambhuva Manu
anuvarṇitaḥ
—
described, following in the footprints of previous ācāryas
vaṁśaḥ
—
dynasty
priyavratasya
—
of King Priyavrata
api
—
also
nibodha
—
try to understand
nṛpa-sattama
—
O best of kings.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ya eṣa uttānapado
yaḥ
which
eṣaḥ
this dynasty
uttānapadaḥ
of King Uttānapāda
mānavasyānuvarṇitaḥ
mānavasya
the son of Svāyambhuva Manu
anuvarṇitaḥ
described, following in the footprints of previous ācāryas
vaṁśaḥ priyavratasyāpi
vaṁśaḥ
dynasty
priyavratasya
of King Priyavrata
api
also
nibodha nṛpa-sattama
nibodha
try to understand
nṛpa-sattama
O best of kings.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O best of kings [King Parīkṣit], I have now finished telling about the descendants of the first son of Svāyambhuva Manu, Uttānapāda. I shall now try to relate the activities of the descendants of Priyavrata, the second son of Svāyambhuva Manu. Please hear them attentively.
Purport
Dhruva Mahārāja was the son of King Uttānapāda, and as far as the descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja or King Uttānapāda are concerned, their activities have been described up to the point of the Pracetās. Now Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī desires to describe the descendants of Mahārāja Priyavrata, the second son of Svāyambhuva Manu.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva said: Best of kings! I have described the dynasty of Uttānapada, the son of Svāyambhuva Manu. Now hear about the dynasty of Priyavrata.
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Personal Guidance
Now I'll relate the descendants of Priyavrata, second son of Svāyambhuva Manu. The narrative continues with a new lineage; one story closing opens another.
Reflection Questions
- What story closes for me with this canto, and what new one is asked to open?
- Where am I clinging to one narrative when the next is already waiting?
My note
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