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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.13.22

शुचिस्तुतनयस्तस्मात् सनद्वाज: सुतोऽभवत् । ऊर्जकेतु: सनद्वाजादजोऽथ पुरुजित्सुत: ॥ २२ ॥
śucis tu tanayas tasmāt
[shuchis tu tanayas tasmaat]
sanadvājaḥ suto ’bhavat
[sanadvaajah suto ’bhavat]
ūrjaketuḥ sanadvājād
[oorjaketuh sanadvaajaad]
ajo ’tha purujit sutaḥ
[ajo ’tha purujit sutah]
śuciḥ — Śuci tu — but tanayaḥ — a son tasmāt — from him sanadvājaḥ — Sanadvāja sutaḥ — a son abhavat — was born ūrjaketuḥ — Ūrjaketu sanadvājāt — from Sanadvāja ajaḥ — Aja atha — thereafter purujit — Purujit sutaḥ — a son.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śucis tu tanayas tasmāt
śuciḥ
Śuci
tu
but
tanayaḥ
a son
tasmāt
from him
sanadvājaḥ suto ’bhavat
sanadvājaḥ
Sanadvāja
sutaḥ
a son
abhavat
was born
ūrjaketuḥ sanadvājād
ūrjaketuḥ
Ūrjaketu
sanadvājāt
from Sanadvāja
ajo ’tha purujit sutaḥ
ajaḥ
Aja
atha
thereafter
purujit
Purujit
sutaḥ
a son.
The son of Śatadyumna was named Śuci. From Śuci, Sanadvāja was born, and from Sanadvāja came a son named Ūrjaketu. The son of Ūrjaketu was Aja, and the son of Aja was Purujit.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Śatadyumna was named Śuci. From Śuci, Sanadvāja was born, and from Sanadvāja came a son named Ūrjaketu. The son of Ūrjaketu was Aja, and the son of Aja was Purujit.
Śuci, Sanadvāja, Ūrjaketu, Aja, Purujit — the line of Janakas continues. The Bhāgavatam quietly insists that we acknowledge those who held the role before us in any honor we claim.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose prior tenure in my role have I never properly acknowledged?
  • How could a brief ritual of acknowledgment season my present work?
📝 My note

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