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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.12.8

तत: प्रसेनजित् तस्मात् तक्षको भविता पुन: । ततो बृहद्ब‍लो यस्तु पित्रा ते समरे हत: ॥ ८ ॥
tataḥ prasenajit tasmāt
[tatah prasenajit tasmaat]
takṣako bhavitā punaḥ
[takshako bhavitaa punah]
tato bṛhadbalo yas tu
[tato brihadbalo yas tu]
pitrā te samare hataḥ
[pitraa te samare hatah]
tataḥ — from Viśvabāhu prasenajit — a son named Prasenajit was born tasmāt — from him takṣakaḥ — Takṣaka bhavitā — would take birth punaḥ — again tataḥ — from him bṛhadbalaḥ — a son named Bṛhadbala yaḥ — he who tu — but pitrā — by father te — your samare — in the fight hataḥ — killed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tataḥ prasenajit tasmāt
tataḥ
from Viśvabāhu
prasenajit
a son named Prasenajit was born
tasmāt
from him
takṣako bhavitā punaḥ
takṣakaḥ
Takṣaka
bhavitā
would take birth
punaḥ
again
tato bṛhadbalo yas tu
tataḥ
from him
bṛhadbalaḥ
a son named Bṛhadbala
yaḥ
he who
tu
but
pitrā te samare hataḥ
pitrā
by father
te
your
samare
in the fight
hataḥ
killed.
From Viśvabāhu came a son named Prasenajit, from Prasenajit came Takṣaka, and from Takṣaka came Bṛhadbala, who was killed in a fight by your father.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From Viśvabāhu came a son named Prasenajit, from Prasenajit came Takṣaka, and from Takṣaka came Bṛhadbala, who was killed in a fight by your father. Bṛhadbala was killed by Abhimanyu.
Bṛhadbala was killed by Parīkṣit's father Abhimanyu. The history Śukadeva narrates touches Parīkṣit's own family — sacred narrative converges with the listener's own life.
Reflection Questions
  • Where does the Bhāgavatam touch my own family or community history that I might have missed?
  • What sacred story am I currently treating as 'other people' that may be about me?
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