Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.11-12
ततो मनु: श्राद्धदेव: संज्ञायामास भारत ।
श्रद्धायां जनयामास दश पुत्रान् स आत्मवान् ॥ ११ ॥
इक्ष्वाकुनृगशर्यातिदिष्टधृष्टकरूषकान् ।
नरिष्यन्तं पृषध्रं च नभगं च कविं विभु: ॥ १२ ॥
tato manuḥ śrāddhadevaḥ
[tato manuh shraaddhadevah]
saṁjñāyām āsa bhārata
[samjnaayaam aasa bhaarata]
śraddhāyāṁ janayām āsa
[shraddhaayaam janayaam aasa]
daśa putrān sa ātmavān
[dasha putraan sa aatmavaan]
ikṣvāku-nṛga-śaryāti-
[ikshvaaku-nriga-sharyaati-]
diṣṭa-dhṛṣṭa-karūṣakān
[dishta-dhrishta-karooshakaan]
nariṣyantaṁ pṛṣadhraṁ ca
[narishyantam prishadhram cha]
nabhagaṁ ca kaviṁ vibhuḥ
[nabhagam cha kavim vibhuh]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
from Vivasvān
manuḥ śrāddhadevaḥ
—
the Manu named Śrāddhadeva
saṁjñāyām
—
in the womb of Saṁjñā (the wife of Vivasvān)
āsa
—
was born
bhārata
—
O best of the Bhārata dynasty
śraddhāyām
—
in the womb of Śraddhā (the wife of Śrāddhadeva)
janayām āsa
—
begot
daśa
—
ten
putrān
—
sons
saḥ
—
that Śrāddhadeva
ātmavān
—
having conquered his senses
ikṣvāku-nṛga-śaryāti-diṣṭa-dhṛṣṭa-karūṣakān
—
named Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Śaryāti, Diṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa and Karūṣaka
nariṣyantam
—
Nariṣyanta
pṛṣadhram ca
—
and Pṛṣadhra
nabhagam ca
—
and Nabhaga
kavim
—
Kavi
vibhuḥ
—
the great.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato manuḥ śrāddhadevaḥ
tataḥ
from Vivasvān
manuḥ śrāddhadevaḥ
the Manu named Śrāddhadeva
saṁjñāyām āsa bhārata
saṁjñāyām
in the womb of Saṁjñā (the wife of Vivasvān)
āsa
was born
bhārata
O best of the Bhārata dynasty
śraddhāyāṁ janayām āsa
śraddhāyām
in the womb of Śraddhā (the wife of Śrāddhadeva)
janayām āsa
begot
daśa putrān sa ātmavān
daśa
ten
putrān
sons
saḥ
that Śrāddhadeva
ātmavān
having conquered his senses
ikṣvāku-nṛga-śaryāti-
ikṣvāku-nṛga-śaryāti-diṣṭa-dhṛṣṭa-karūṣakān
named Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Śaryāti, Diṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa and Karūṣaka
diṣṭa-dhṛṣṭa-karūṣakān
nariṣyantaṁ pṛṣadhraṁ ca
nariṣyantam
Nariṣyanta
pṛṣadhram ca
and Pṛṣadhra
nabhagaṁ ca kaviṁ vibhuḥ
nabhagam ca
and Nabhaga
kavim
Kavi
vibhuḥ
the great.
O King, best of the Bhārata dynasty, from Vivasvān, by the womb of Saṁjñā, Śrāddhadeva Manu was born. Śrāddhadeva Manu, having conquered his senses, begot ten sons in the womb of his wife, Śraddhā. The names of these sons were Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Śaryāti, Diṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa, Karūṣaka, Nariṣyanta, Pṛṣadhra, Nabhaga and Kavi.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King, best of the Bhārata dynasty! From Vivasvān, in the womb of Saṁjñā, Śrāddhadeva Manu was born. Śrāddhadeva Manu, having conquered his senses, begot ten sons in the womb of his wife, Śraddhā. The names of these sons were Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Śaryāti, Diṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa, Karūṣaka, Nariṣyanta, Pṛṣadhra, Nabhaga and Kavi.
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Personal Guidance
Vaivasvata Manu, master of his senses, fathered ten sons including Ikṣvāku. Sense control is not the opposite of fruitful family life — it is the very root of a wholesome one.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my family life is my lack of sense control quietly distorting outcomes?
- What would change in my household if I followed Manu's example of ātmavān — self-mastered — in even one area?
My note
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