Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.14
तद्द्वीपपति: प्रैयव्रतो राजन् हिरण्यरेता नाम स्वं द्वीपं सप्तभ्य: स्वपुत्रेभ्यो यथाभागं विभज्य स्वयं तप आतिष्ठत वसुवसुदानदृढरुचिनाभिगुप्तस्तुत्यव्रतविविक्तवामदेवनामभ्य: ॥ १४ ॥
tad-dvīpa-patiḥ praiyavrato rājan hiraṇyaretā nāma svaṁ dvīpaṁ saptabhyaḥ sva-putrebhyo yathā-bhāgaṁ vibhajya svayaṁ tapa ātiṣṭhata vasu-vasudāna-dṛḍharuci-nābhigupta-stutyavrata-vivikta-vāmadeva-nāmabhyaḥ.
[tad-dveepa-patih praiyavrato raajan hiranyaretaa naama svam dveepam saptabhyah sva-putrebhyo yathaa-bhaagam vibhajya svayam tapa aatishthata vasu-vasudaana-dridharuchi-naabhigupta-stutyavrata-vivikta-vaamadeva-naamabhyah.]
Word-for-word
tat-dvīpa-patiḥ
—
the master of that island
praiyavrataḥ
—
the son of Mahārāja Priyavrata
rājan
—
O King
hiraṇyaretā
—
Hiraṇyaretā
nāma
—
named
svam
—
his own
dvīpam
—
island
saptabhyaḥ
—
unto seven
sva-putrebhyaḥ
—
his own sons
yathā-bhāgam
—
according to division
vibhajya
—
dividing
svayam
—
himself
tapaḥ ātiṣṭhata
—
engaged in austerities
vasu
—
unto Vasu
vasudāna
—
Vasudāna
dṛḍharuci
—
Dṛḍharuci
nābhi-gupta
—
Nābhigupta
stutya-vrata
—
Stutyavrata
vivikta
—
Vivikta
vāma-deva
—
Vāmadeva
nāmabhyaḥ
—
named.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tad-dvīpa-patiḥ praiyavrato rājan hiraṇyaretā nāma svaṁ dvīpaṁ saptabhyaḥ sva-putrebhyo yathā-bhāgaṁ vibhajya svayaṁ tapa ātiṣṭhata vasu-vasudāna-dṛḍharuci-nābhigupta-stutyavrata-vivikta-vāmadeva-nāmabhyaḥ.
tat-dvīpa-patiḥ
the master of that island
praiyavrataḥ
the son of Mahārāja Priyavrata
rājan
O King
hiraṇyaretā
Hiraṇyaretā
nāma
named
svam
his own
dvīpam
island
saptabhyaḥ
unto seven
sva-putrebhyaḥ
his own sons
yathā-bhāgam
according to division
vibhajya
dividing
svayam
himself
tapaḥ ātiṣṭhata
engaged in austerities
vasu
unto Vasu
vasudāna
Vasudāna
dṛḍharuci
Dṛḍharuci
nābhi-gupta
Nābhigupta
stutya-vrata
Stutyavrata
vivikta
Vivikta
vāma-deva
Vāmadeva
nāmabhyaḥ
named.
O King, another son of Mahārāja Priyavrata, Hiraṇyaretā, was the king of this island. He divided it into seven parts, which he delivered to his seven sons according to the rights of inheritance. The King then retired from family life to engage in austerities. The names of those sons are Vasu, Vasudāna, Dṛḍharuci, Stutyavrata, Nābhigupta, Vivikta and Vāmadeva.
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Translation
O King! Another son of Mahārāja Priyavrata, Hiraṇyaretā, was the king of this island. He divided it into seven parts, which he delivered to his seven sons according to the rights of inheritance. The King then retired from family life to engage in austerities. The names of those sons are Vasu, Vasudāna, Dṛḍharuci, Stutyavrata, Nābhigupta, Vivikta and Vāmadeva.
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Personal Guidance
After dividing the island among his sons, the king retired to do austerities. Real leadership knows when to hand over and step into spiritual practice. Don't wait until you are forced — choose your retirement into devotion.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I holding on to a role past its time?
- What handover am I avoiding because retiring into devotion feels less 'productive'?
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