Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.12.7
तस्मात् प्रसुश्रुतस्तस्य सन्धिस्तस्याप्यमर्षण: ।
महस्वांस्तत्सुतस्तस्माद् विश्वबाहुरजायत ॥ ७ ॥
tasmāt prasuśrutas tasya
[tasmaat prasushrutas tasya]
sandhis tasyāpy amarṣaṇaḥ
[sandhis tasyaapy amarshanah]
mahasvāṁs tat-sutas tasmād
[mahasvaams tat-sutas tasmaad]
viśvabāhur ajāyata
[vishvabaahur ajaayata]
Word-for-word
tasmāt
—
from Maru
prasuśrutaḥ
—
Prasuśruta, his son
tasya
—
of Prasuśruta
sandhiḥ
—
a son named Sandhi
tasya
—
his (Sandhi’s)
api
—
also
amarṣaṇaḥ
—
a son named Amarṣaṇa
mahasvān
—
the son of Amarṣaṇa
tat
—
his
sutaḥ
—
son
tasmāt
—
from him (Mahasvān)
viśvabāhuḥ
—
Viśvabāhu
ajāyata
—
took birth.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmāt prasuśrutas tasya
tasmāt
from Maru
prasuśrutaḥ
Prasuśruta, his son
tasya
of Prasuśruta
sandhis tasyāpy amarṣaṇaḥ
sandhiḥ
a son named Sandhi
tasya
his (Sandhi’s)
api
also
amarṣaṇaḥ
a son named Amarṣaṇa
mahasvāṁs tat-sutas tasmād
mahasvān
the son of Amarṣaṇa
tat
his
sutaḥ
son
tasmāt
from him (Mahasvān)
viśvabāhur ajāyata
viśvabāhuḥ
Viśvabāhu
ajāyata
took birth.
From Maru was born a son named Prasuśruta, from Prasuśruta came Sandhi, from Sandhi came Amarṣaṇa, and from Amarṣaṇa a son named Mahasvān. From Mahasvān, Viśvabāhu took his birth.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
From Maru was born a son named Prasuśruta, from Prasuśruta came Sandhi, from Sandhi came Amarṣaṇa, and from Amarṣaṇa a son named Mahasvān. From Mahasvān, Viśvabāhu took his birth.
Tasmāt means “from Maru.”
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Personal Guidance
Mahasvān, Viśvabāhu — the dynasty proceeds. The Bhāgavatam lingers on names not for our memorization but to humble our sense of being the protagonist of history.
Reflection Questions
- How does my felt sense of importance shift when I read long verse-lists of kings I have never heard of?
- What would 'right-sized' look like in my self-estimate today?
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