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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.6.14

अहो नु वंशो यशसावदात: प्रैयव्रतो यत्र पुमान् पुराण: । कृतावतार: पुरुष: स आद्य- श्चचार धर्मं यदकर्महेतुम् ॥ १४ ॥
aho nu vaṁśo yaśasāvadātaḥ
[aho nu vamsho yashasaavadaatah]
praiyavrato yatra pumān purāṇaḥ
[praiyavrato yatra pumaan puraanah]
kṛtāvatāraḥ puruṣaḥ sa ādyaś
[kritaavataarah purushah sa aadyash]
cacāra dharmaṁ yad akarma-hetum
[chachaara dharmam yad akarma-hetum]
Word-for-word
aho — oh nu — indeed vaṁśaḥ — the dynasty yaśasā — with widespread fame avadātaḥ — fully pure praiyavrataḥ — related to King Priyavrata yatra — wherein pumān — the Supreme Person purāṇaḥ — the original kṛta-avatāraḥ — descended as an incarnation puruṣaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead saḥ — He ādyaḥ — the original person cacāra — executed dharmam — religious principles yat — from which akarma-hetum — the cause of the end of fruitive activities.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aho nu vaṁśo yaśasāvadātaḥ
aho
oh
nu
indeed
vaṁśaḥ
the dynasty
yaśasā
with widespread fame
avadātaḥ
fully pure
praiyavrato yatra pumān purāṇaḥ
praiyavrataḥ
related to King Priyavrata
yatra
wherein
pumān
the Supreme Person
purāṇaḥ
the original
kṛtāvatāraḥ puruṣaḥ sa ādyaś
kṛta-avatāraḥ
descended as an incarnation
puruṣaḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
saḥ
He
ādyaḥ
the original person
cacāra dharmaṁ yad akarma-hetum
cacāra
executed
dharmam
religious principles
yat
from which
akarma-hetum
the cause of the end of fruitive activities.
“Oh, what shall I say of the dynasty of Priyavrata, which is pure and very much celebrated. In that dynasty, the Supreme Person, the original Personality of Godhead, descended as an incarnation and executed religious principles that could free one from the results of fruitive activity.
Purport

There are many dynasties in human society wherein the Supreme Lord descends as an incarnation. Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared in the Yadu dynasty, and Lord Rāmacandra appeared in the Ikṣvāku, or Raghu, dynasty. Similarly, Lord Ṛṣabhadeva appeared in the dynasty of King Priyavrata. All these dynasties are very famous, and of them the dynasty of Priyavrata is most famous.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The dynasty of Priyavrata is shining with fame. In that dynasty the eternal Supreme Lord has appeared. The most excellent Lord enacted dharma by which one can destroy all karma. Among the dynasties, Priyavrata’s dynasty is fortunate.
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Personal Guidance
Dynasties become famous when the Lord descends into them. Family lineage matters less than which lineage of devotion you align yourself with — that alignment is what becomes truly celebrated across time.
Reflection Questions
  • Which devotional lineage do you actually belong to, by practice rather than by birth?
  • What would it look like to invest more in your spiritual ancestry than your biological one?
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