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]
Word-for-word
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
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.
Personal Guidance
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?
My note
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