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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.5.1

श्रीशुक उवाच तस्यां स पाञ्चजन्यां वै विष्णुमायोपबृंहित: । हर्यश्वसंज्ञानयुतं पुत्रानजनयद्विभु: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
tasyāṁ sa pāñcajanyāṁ vai
[tasyaam sa paanchajanyaam vai]
viṣṇu-māyopabṛṁhitaḥ
[vishnu-maayopabrimhitah]
haryaśva-saṁjñān ayutaṁ
[haryashva-samjnaan ayutam]
putrān ajanayad vibhuḥ
[putraan ajanayad vibhuh]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said tasyām — in her saḥ — Prajāpati Dakṣa pāñcajanyām — his wife named Pāñcajanī vai — indeed viṣṇu-māyā-upabṛṁhitaḥ — being made capable by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu haryaśva-saṁjñān — named the Haryaśvas ayutam — ten thousand putrān — sons ajanayat — begot vibhuḥ — being powerful.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
tasyāṁ sa pāñcajanyāṁ vai
tasyām
in her
saḥ
Prajāpati Dakṣa
pāñcajanyām
his wife named Pāñcajanī
vai
indeed
viṣṇu-māyopabṛṁhitaḥ
viṣṇu-māyā-upabṛṁhitaḥ
being made capable by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu
haryaśva-saṁjñān ayutaṁ
haryaśva-saṁjñān
named the Haryaśvas
ayutam
ten thousand
putrān ajanayad vibhuḥ
putrān
sons
ajanayat
begot
vibhuḥ
being powerful.
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Impelled by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu, Prajāpati Dakṣa begot ten thousand sons in the womb of Pāñcajanī [Asiknī]. My dear King, these sons were called the Haryaśvas.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva said: Empowered by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu, Prajāpati Dakṣa begot ten thousand sons called Haryaśvas in the womb of Asiknī. The Fifth Chapter describes how Nārada makes the Haryaśvas and Śavalāśvas into Vaiṣṇavas and is cursed by Dakṣa.
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Personal Guidance
Impelled by the Lord's illusory energy, Dakṣa begot ten thousand Haryaśvas in Asiknī's womb. Even great mission-driven generativity proceeds under māyā's impulse — the work is never quite as autonomous as it feels.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I taking credit for productivity that is really the Lord's illusory current carrying me?
  • How might recognizing māyā's hand make me less anxious about results?
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