SB 5.20.9 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.9

तद्‌द्वीपाधिपति: प्रियव्रतात्मजो यज्ञबाहु: स्वसुतेभ्य: सप्तभ्यस्तन्नामानि सप्तवर्षाणि व्यभजत्सुरोचनं सौमनस्यं रमणकं देववर्षं पारिभद्रमाप्यायनमविज्ञातमिति ॥ ९ ॥

tad-dvīpādhipatiḥ priyavratātmajo yajñabāhuḥ sva-sutebhyaḥ saptabhyas tan-nāmāni sapta-varṣāṇi vyabhajat surocanaṁ saumanasyaṁ ramaṇakaṁ deva-varṣaṁ pāribhadram āpyāyanam avijñātam iti.

[tad-dveepaadhipatih priyavrataatmajo yajnabaahuh sva-sutebhyah saptabhyas tan-naamaani sapta-varshaani vyabhajat surochanam saumanasyam ramanakam deva-varsham paaribhadram aapyaayanam avijnaatam iti.]

Word-for-word

tat-dvīpa-adhipatiḥ — the master of that island priyavrata-ātmajaḥ — the son of Mahārāja Priyavrata yajña-bāhuḥ — named Yajñabāhu sva-sutebhyaḥ — unto his sons saptabhyaḥ — seven in number tat-nāmāni — having names according to their names sapta-varṣāṇi — seven tracts of land vyabhajat — divided surocanam — Surocana saumanasyam — Saumanasya ramaṇakam — Ramaṇaka deva-varṣam — Deva-varṣa pāribhadram — Pāribhadra āpyāyanam — Āpyāyana avijñātam — Avijñāta iti — thus.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tat-dvīpa-adhipatiḥ

the master of that island

priyavrata-ātmajaḥ

the son of Mahārāja Priyavrata

yajña-bāhuḥ

named Yajñabāhu

sva-sutebhyaḥ

unto his sons

saptabhyaḥ

seven in number

tat-nāmāni

having names according to their names

sapta-varṣāṇi

seven tracts of land

vyabhajat

divided

surocanam

Surocana

saumanasyam

Saumanasya

ramaṇakam

Ramaṇaka

deva-varṣam

Deva-varṣa

pāribhadram

Pāribhadra

āpyāyanam

Āpyāyana

avijñātam

Avijñāta

iti

thus.

The son of Mahārāja Priyavrata named Yajñabāhu, the master of Sālmalīdvīpa, divided the island into seven tracts of land, which he gave to his seven sons. The names of those divisions, which correspond to the names of the sons, are Surocana, Saumanasya, Ramaṇaka, Deva-varṣa, Pāribhadra, Āpyāyana and Avijñāta.

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Translation

The son of Mahārāja Priyavrata named Yajñabāhu, the master of Śālmalīdvīpa, divided the island into seven tracts of land, which he gave to his seven sons. The names of those divisions, which correspond to the names of the sons, are Surocana, Saumanasya, Ramaṇaka, Deva-varṣa, Pāribhadra, Āpyāyana and Avijñāta.

Personal Guidance

The father divided his island among his seven sons. Good leadership distributes responsibility rather than hoarding it. Make sure those you are responsible for inherit not just resources but the responsibility to wield them well.

Reflection Questions

What responsibility have I been hoarding that should be distributed?
What inheritance am I preparing — not just material, but spiritual — for those who come after me?

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