Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.13.16
मरो: प्रतीपकस्तस्माज्जात: कृतरथो यत: ।
देवमीढस्तस्य पुत्रो विश्रुतोऽथ महाधृति: ॥ १६ ॥
maroḥ pratīpakas tasmāj
[maroh prateepakas tasmaaj]
jātaḥ kṛtaratho yataḥ
[jaatah kritaratho yatah]
devamīḍhas tasya putro
[devameedhas tasya putro]
viśruto ’tha mahādhṛtiḥ
[vishruto ’tha mahaadhritih]
Word-for-word
maroḥ
—
of Maru
pratīpakaḥ
—
a son named Pratīpaka
tasmāt
—
from Pratīpaka
jātaḥ
—
was born
kṛtarathaḥ
—
a son named Kṛtaratha
yataḥ
—
and from Kṛtaratha
devamīḍhaḥ
—
Devamīḍha
tasya
—
of Devamīḍha
putraḥ
—
a son
viśrutaḥ
—
Viśruta
atha
—
from him
mahādhṛtiḥ
—
a son named Mahādhṛti.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maroḥ pratīpakas tasmāj
maroḥ
of Maru
pratīpakaḥ
a son named Pratīpaka
tasmāt
from Pratīpaka
jātaḥ kṛtaratho yataḥ
jātaḥ
was born
kṛtarathaḥ
a son named Kṛtaratha
yataḥ
and from Kṛtaratha
devamīḍhas tasya putro
devamīḍhaḥ
Devamīḍha
tasya
of Devamīḍha
putraḥ
a son
viśruto ’tha mahādhṛtiḥ
viśrutaḥ
Viśruta
atha
from him
mahādhṛtiḥ
a son named Mahādhṛti.
The son of Maru was Pratīpaka, and the son of Pratīpaka was Kṛtaratha. From Kṛtaratha came Devamīḍha; from Devamīḍha, Viśruta; and from Viśruta, Mahādhṛti.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Maru was Pratīpaka, and the son of Pratīpaka was Kṛtaratha. From Kṛtaratha came Devamīḍha; from Devamīḍha, Viśruta; and from Viśruta, Mahādhṛti.
Personal Guidance
Pratīpaka, Kṛtaratha, Devamīḍha, Viśruta, Mahādhṛti — fame, dedication, firmness pass through the line. Lineages carry their own family of qualities; we should know which ones our line tends to produce.
Reflection Questions
- What qualities tend to run in my family for good or ill?
- Which inherited tendency am I called to deepen, and which to reform?
My note
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