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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.4.10

तमनु कुशावर्त इलावर्तो ब्रह्मावर्तो मलय: केतुर्भद्रसेन इन्द्रस्पृग्विदर्भ: कीकट इति नव नवति प्रधाना: ॥ १० ॥
tam anu kuśāvarta ilāvarto brahmāvarto malayaḥ ketur bhadrasena indraspṛg vidarbhaḥ kīkaṭa iti nava navati pradhānāḥ.
[tam anu kushaavarta ilaavarto brahmaavarto malayah ketur bhadrasena indrasprig vidarbhah keekata iti nava navati pradhaanaah.]
Word-for-word
tam — him anu — following kuśāvarta — Kuśāvarta ilāvartaḥ — Ilāvarta brahmāvartaḥ — Brahmāvarta malayaḥ — Malaya ketuḥ — Ketu bhadra-senaḥ — Bhadrasena indra-spṛk — Indraspṛk vidarbhaḥ — Vidarbha kīkaṭaḥ — Kīkaṭa iti — thus nava — nine navati — ninety pradhānāḥ — older than.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tam anu kuśāvarta ilāvarto brahmāvarto malayaḥ ketur bhadrasena indraspṛg vidarbhaḥ kīkaṭa iti nava navati pradhānāḥ.
tam
him
anu
following
kuśāvarta
Kuśāvarta
ilāvartaḥ
Ilāvarta
brahmāvartaḥ
Brahmāvarta
malayaḥ
Malaya
ketuḥ
Ketu
bhadra-senaḥ
Bhadrasena
indra-spṛk
Indraspṛk
vidarbhaḥ
Vidarbha
kīkaṭaḥ
Kīkaṭa
iti
thus
nava
nine
navati
ninety
pradhānāḥ
older than.
Following Bharata, there were ninety-nine other sons. Among these were nine elderly sons, named Kuśāvarta, Ilāvarta, Brahmāvarta, Malaya, Ketu, Bhadrasena, Indraspṛk, Vidarbha and Kīkaṭa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Younger than Bharata, but older than the others, were the sons named Kuśāvarta, Ilāvarta, Brahmāvarta, Malaya, Ketu, Bhadrasena, Indraspṛk, Vidarbha and Kīkaṭa. Younger than Bharata (tam anu), were nine sons older than the others (pradhānāḥ). Using the masculine instead of the neuter in the word pradhānāḥ is poetic license.
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Personal Guidance
Spiritual lineages branch into many roles — rulers, teachers, mystics, ordinary householders. There is no single 'right' position; the right position is the one you can fulfill with integrity.
Reflection Questions
  • Have you been envying someone else's role when your own assigned one would suit you better?
  • What position has the Lord clearly placed you in, and are you honoring it fully?
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