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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.16

अनुह्रादस्य सूर्यायां बाष्कलो महिषस्तथा । विरोचनस्तु प्राह्रादिर्देव्यां तस्याभवद्ब‍‌लि: ॥ १६ ॥
anuhrādasya sūryāyāṁ
[anuhraadasya sooryaayaam]
bāṣkalo mahiṣas tathā
[baashkalo mahishas tathaa]
virocanas tu prāhrādir
[virochanas tu praahraadir]
devyāṁ tasyābhavad baliḥ
[devyaam tasyaabhavad balih]
anuhrādasya — of Anuhlāda sūryāyām — through Sūryā bāṣkalaḥ — Bāṣkala mahiṣaḥ — Mahiṣa tathā — also virocanaḥ — Virocana tu — indeed prāhrādiḥ — the son of Prahlāda devyām — through his wife tasya — of him abhavat — was baliḥ — Bali.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
anuhrādasya sūryāyāṁ
anuhrādasya
of Anuhlāda
sūryāyām
through Sūryā
bāṣkalo mahiṣas tathā
bāṣkalaḥ
Bāṣkala
mahiṣaḥ
Mahiṣa
tathā
also
virocanas tu prāhrādir
virocanaḥ
Virocana
tu
indeed
prāhrādiḥ
the son of Prahlāda
devyāṁ tasyābhavad baliḥ
devyām
through his wife
tasya
of him
abhavat
was
baliḥ
Bali.
The wife of Anuhlāda was named Sūryā. She gave birth to two sons, named Bāṣkala and Mahiṣa. Prahlāda had one son, Virocana, whose wife gave birth to Bali Mahārāja.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The wife of Anuhlāda named Sūryā gave birth to two sons, named Bāṣkala and Mahiṣa. Prahlāda had one son, Virocana, whose wife gave birth to Bali Mahārāja.
Anuhlāda's wife Sūryā bore Bāṣkala and Mahiṣa; Prahlāda had Virocana, whose wife bore Bali. Devotional and demoniac threads run through the same families.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose mixed lineage have I read as if only one thread mattered?
  • How can I honor multiple threads in my own descent?
📝 My note

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