Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.10
मरीचिर्मनसस्तस्य जज्ञे तस्यापि कश्यप: ।
दाक्षायण्यां ततोऽदित्यां विवस्वानभवत् सुत: ॥ १० ॥
marīcir manasas tasya
[mareechir manasas tasya]
jajñe tasyāpi kaśyapaḥ
[jajne tasyaapi kashyapah]
dākṣāyaṇyāṁ tato ’dityāṁ
[daakshaayanyaam tato ’dityaam]
vivasvān abhavat sutaḥ
[vivasvaan abhavat sutah]
Word-for-word
marīciḥ
—
the great saintly person known as Marīci
manasaḥ tasya
—
from the mind of Lord Brahmā
jajñe
—
took birth
tasya api
—
from Marīci
kaśyapaḥ
—
Kaśyapa (took birth)
dākṣāyaṇyām
—
in the womb of the daughter of Mahārāja Dakṣa
tataḥ
—
thereafter
adityām
—
in the womb of Aditi
vivasvān
—
Vivasvān
abhavat
—
took birth
sutaḥ
—
a son.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
marīcir manasas tasya
marīciḥ
the great saintly person known as Marīci
manasaḥ tasya
from the mind of Lord Brahmā
jajñe tasyāpi kaśyapaḥ
jajñe
took birth
tasya api
from Marīci
kaśyapaḥ
Kaśyapa (took birth)
dākṣāyaṇyāṁ tato ’dityāṁ
dākṣāyaṇyām
in the womb of the daughter of Mahārāja Dakṣa
tataḥ
thereafter
adityām
in the womb of Aditi
vivasvān abhavat sutaḥ
vivasvān
Vivasvān
abhavat
took birth
sutaḥ
a son.
From the mind of Lord Brahmā, Marīci took birth, from the semen of Marīci, Kaśyapa appeared, and from Kaśyapa, by the womb of Dakṣa’s daughter Aditi, Vivasvān took birth.
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Translation
From the mind of Lord Brahmā, Marīci took birth, and from Marīci, Kaśyapa appeared. From Kaśyapa, in the womb of Aditi, daughter of Dakṣa, Vivasvān took birth.
Personal Guidance
The chain Brahmā → Marīci → Kaśyapa → Vivasvān shows that lineage and discipleship carry weight. We inherit not only DNA but spiritual transmission.
Reflection Questions
- What lineage — biological and spiritual — am I actually living from?
- Whom am I transmitting to next, and what specifically am I passing on?
My note
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