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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.12.15

रणको भविता तस्मात् सुरथस्तनयस्तत: । सुमित्रो नाम निष्ठान्त एते बार्हद्ब‍लान्वया: ॥ १५ ॥
raṇako bhavitā tasmāt
[ranako bhavitaa tasmaat]
surathas tanayas tataḥ
[surathas tanayas tatah]
sumitro nāma niṣṭhānta
[sumitro naama nishthaanta]
ete bārhadbalānvayāḥ
[ete baarhadbalaanvayaah]
Word-for-word
raṇakaḥ — Raṇaka bhavitā — will take birth tasmāt — from Kṣudraka surathaḥ — Suratha tanayaḥ — the son tataḥ — thereafter sumitraḥ — Sumitra, the son of Suratha nāma — by the name niṣṭhā-antaḥ — the end of the dynasty ete — all the above-mentioned kings bārhadbala-anvayāḥ — in the dynasty of King Bṛhadbala.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
raṇako bhavitā tasmāt
raṇakaḥ
Raṇaka
bhavitā
will take birth
tasmāt
from Kṣudraka
surathas tanayas tataḥ
surathaḥ
Suratha
tanayaḥ
the son
tataḥ
thereafter
sumitro nāma niṣṭhānta
sumitraḥ
Sumitra, the son of Suratha
nāma
by the name
niṣṭhā-antaḥ
the end of the dynasty
ete bārhadbalānvayāḥ
ete
all the above-mentioned kings
bārhadbala-anvayāḥ
in the dynasty of King Bṛhadbala.
From Kṣudraka will come Raṇaka, from Raṇaka will come Suratha, and from Suratha will come Sumitra, ending the dynasty. This is a description of the dynasty of Bṛhadbala.
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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From Kṣudraka will come Raṇaka, from Raṇaka will come Suratha, and from Suratha will come Sumitra, ending the dynasty. This is a description of the dynasty of Bṛhadbala. Sumitra will be the end of the kings in the past and who will be future kings (nāma-niṣthā). From him there will be no more descendents. Nāma-niṣṭhā can also mean “Sumitra, even by the mention of whose name no one can remain constantly (niṣṭhā) with fame.” He is the end of Brhadbala’s line of sons.
Personal Guidance
Raṇaka, Suratha, Sumitra — the line tapers and ends. Every house has a last bearer of the name, and that is not failure; it is simply the natural end the Lord arranged.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I treating 'continuation of my line' as ultimate when it is just one note in a longer song?
  • What would peace with the eventual end of my name's continuation look like?
📝 My note

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