Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.5.4
पत्नी विकुण्ठा शुभ्रस्य वैकुण्ठै: सुरसत्तमै: ।
तयो: स्वकलया जज्ञे वैकुण्ठो भगवान्स्वयम् ॥ ४ ॥
patnī vikuṇṭhā śubhrasya
[patnee vikunthaa shubhrasya]
vaikuṇṭhaiḥ sura-sattamaiḥ
[vaikunthaih sura-sattamaih]
tayoḥ sva-kalayā jajñe
[tayoh sva-kalayaa jajne]
vaikuṇṭho bhagavān svayam
[vaikuntho bhagavaan svayam]
Word-for-word
patnī
—
the wife
vikuṇṭhā
—
named Vikuṇṭhā
śubhrasya
—
of Śubhra
vaikuṇṭhaiḥ
—
with the Vaikuṇṭhas
sura-sat-tamaiḥ
—
demigods
tayoḥ
—
by Vikuṇṭhā and Śubhra
sva-kalayā
—
with plenary expansions
jajñe
—
appeared
vaikuṇṭhaḥ
—
the Lord
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
svayam
—
personally.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
patnī vikuṇṭhā śubhrasya
patnī
the wife
vikuṇṭhā
named Vikuṇṭhā
śubhrasya
of Śubhra
vaikuṇṭhaiḥ sura-sattamaiḥ
vaikuṇṭhaiḥ
with the Vaikuṇṭhas
sura-sat-tamaiḥ
demigods
tayoḥ
by Vikuṇṭhā and Śubhra
tayoḥ sva-kalayā jajñe
sva-kalayā
with plenary expansions
jajñe
appeared
vaikuṇṭho bhagavān svayam
vaikuṇṭhaḥ
the Lord
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
svayam
personally.
From the combination of Śubhra and his wife, Vikuṇṭhā, there appeared the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vaikuṇṭha, along with demigods who were His personal plenary expansions.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
From the combination of Śubhra and his wife named Vikuṇṭhā, there appeared the Supreme Lord, Vaikuṇṭha, along with devatās called the Vaikuṇṭhas, who were his expansions.
Vikuṇṭhā was the wife of Śubhra. The Lord appeared along with the Vaikuṇṭhas as his expansions.
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Personal Guidance
From Śubhra and Vikuṇṭhā, the Lord appears as Vaikuṇṭha with His personal expansions. The Lord descends through specific parentage chosen for its purity. Holiness in the parents is a kind of invitation, and the highest guests respond to that invitation.
Reflection Questions
- What kind of guests does the atmosphere of my home currently invite?
- Whom in my lineage do I draw devotional strength from, and how can I honor them?
My note
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