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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.6.32

स्वर्भानो: सुप्रभां कन्यामुवाह नमुचि: किल । वृषपर्वणस्तु शर्मिष्ठां ययातिर्नाहुषो बली ॥ ३२ ॥
svarbhānoḥ suprabhāṁ kanyām
[svarbhaanoh suprabhaam kanyaam]
uvāha namuciḥ kila
[uvaaha namuchih kila]
vṛṣaparvaṇas tu śarmiṣṭhāṁ
[vrishaparvanas tu sharmishthaam]
yayātir nāhuṣo balī
[yayaatir naahusho balee]
svarbhānoḥ — of Svarbhānu suprabhām — Suprabhā kanyām — the daughter uvāha — married namuciḥ — Namuci kila — indeed vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ — of Vṛṣaparvā tu — but śarmiṣṭhām — Śarmiṣṭhā yayātiḥ — King Yayāti nāhuṣaḥ — the son of Nahuṣa balī — very powerful.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
svarbhānoḥ suprabhāṁ kanyām
svarbhānoḥ
of Svarbhānu
suprabhām
Suprabhā
kanyām
the daughter
uvāha namuciḥ kila
uvāha
married
namuciḥ
Namuci
kila
indeed
vṛṣaparvaṇas tu śarmiṣṭhāṁ
vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ
of Vṛṣaparvā
tu
but
śarmiṣṭhām
Śarmiṣṭhā
yayātir nāhuṣo balī
yayātiḥ
King Yayāti
nāhuṣaḥ
the son of Nahuṣa
balī
very powerful.
The daughter of Svarbhānu named Suprabhā was married by Namuci. The daughter of Vṛṣaparvā named Śarmiṣṭhā was given to the powerful King Yayāti, the son of Nahuṣa.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The daughter of Svarbhānu (son of Danu) named Suprabhā was married by Namuci. The daughter of Vṛṣaparvā (son of Danu) named Śarmiṣṭhā was given to the powerful King Yayāti, the son of Nahuṣa.
Suprabhā was married to Namuci, and Śarmiṣṭhā to King Yayāti. Even daughters of demons enter into great human dynasties; the bloodlines mix.
Reflection Questions
  • Where has 'demonic' material entered my own lineage and been transformed?
  • What does it take to honor mixed inheritances honestly?
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