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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.1.27

चतुर्थ उत्तमभ्राता मनुर्नाम्ना च तामस: । पृथु: ख्यातिर्नर: केतुरित्याद्या दश तत्सुता: ॥ २७ ॥
caturtha uttama-bhrātā
[chaturtha uttama-bhraataa]
manur nāmnā ca tāmasaḥ
[manur naamnaa cha taamasah]
pṛthuḥ khyātir naraḥ ketur
[prithuh khyaatir narah ketur]
ity ādyā daśa tat-sutāḥ
[ity aadyaa dasha tat-sutaah]
Word-for-word
caturtha — the fourth Manu uttama-bhrātā — the brother of Uttama manuḥ — became the Manu nāmnā — celebrated by the name ca — also tāmasaḥ — Tāmasa pṛthuḥ — Pṛthu khyātiḥ — Khyāti naraḥ — Nara ketuḥ — Ketu iti — thus ādyāḥ — headed by daśa — ten tat-sutāḥ — sons of Tāmasa Manu.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
caturtha uttama-bhrātā
caturtha
the fourth Manu
uttama-bhrātā
the brother of Uttama
manur nāmnā ca tāmasaḥ
manuḥ
became the Manu
nāmnā
celebrated by the name
ca
also
tāmasaḥ
Tāmasa
pṛthuḥ khyātir naraḥ ketur
pṛthuḥ
Pṛthu
khyātiḥ
Khyāti
naraḥ
Nara
ketuḥ
Ketu
ity ādyā daśa tat-sutāḥ
iti
thus
ādyāḥ
headed by
daśa
ten
tat-sutāḥ
sons of Tāmasa Manu.
The brother of the third Manu, Uttama, was celebrated by the name Tāmasa, and he became the fourth Manu. Tāmasa had ten sons, headed by Pṛthu, Khyāti, Nara and Ketu.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The brother of the Uttama, the third Manu, known as Tāmasa, [Note: He was another son of Priyavrata.] became the fourth Manu. Tāmasa had ten sons, headed by Pṛthu, Khyāti, Nara and Ketu.
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Personal Guidance
Uttama's brother Tāmasa became the next Manu with ten sons of his own. Even within the same family, different souls take very different roles in the divine plan. Honor the unique assignment of every member rather than expecting uniformity.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I forcing family members into roles that are not actually theirs?
  • What is the unique service each person in my close circle seems shaped to render?
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