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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.35

सापि तं चकमे सुभ्रू: सोमराजसुतं पतिम् । स तस्यां जनयामास पुरूरवसमात्मजम् ॥ ३५ ॥
sāpi taṁ cakame subhrūḥ
[saapi tam chakame subhrooh]
somarāja-sutaṁ patim
[somaraaja-sutam patim]
sa tasyāṁ janayām āsa
[sa tasyaam janayaam aasa]
purūravasam ātmajam
[purooravasam aatmajam]
sā — Sudyumna, transformed into a woman api — also tam — unto him (Budha) cakame — desired sex su-bhrūḥ — very beautiful somarāja-sutam — unto the son of the king of the moon patim — as her husband saḥ — he (Budha) tasyām — in her womb janayām āsa — begot purūravasam — named Purūravā ātma-jam — a son.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sāpi taṁ cakame subhrūḥ
sā
Sudyumna, transformed into a woman
api
also
tam
unto him (Budha)
cakame
desired sex
su-bhrūḥ
very beautiful
somarāja-sutaṁ patim
somarāja-sutam
unto the son of the king of the moon
patim
as her husband
sa tasyāṁ janayām āsa
saḥ
he (Budha)
tasyām
in her womb
janayām āsa
begot
purūravasam ātmajam
purūravasam
named Purūravā
ātma-jam
a son.
The beautiful woman also desired to accept Budha, the son of the king of the moon, as her husband. Thus Budha begot in her womb a son named Purūravā.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The beautiful woman also desired to accept Budha, the son of the king of the moon, as her husband. Budha begot in her womb a son named Purūravā.
From their union Purūravā is born — a great dynasty begins from a single unplanned attraction. Small choices ripple into long lineages.
Reflection Questions
  • What chain am I starting today that may run for generations?
  • Where do I underestimate the future weight of a present 'small' decision?
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