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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.13.24

तस्मात् समरथस्तस्य सुत: सत्यरथस्तत: । आसीदुपगुरुस्तस्मादुपगुप्तोऽग्निसम्भव: ॥ २४ ॥
tasmāt samarathas tasya
[tasmaat samarathas tasya]
sutaḥ satyarathas tataḥ
[sutah satyarathas tatah]
āsīd upagurus tasmād
[aaseed upagurus tasmaad]
upagupto ’gni-sambhavaḥ
[upagupto ’gni-sambhavah]
Word-for-word
tasmāt — from Kṣemādhi samarathaḥ — a son named Samaratha tasya — from Samaratha sutaḥ — son satyarathaḥ — Satyaratha tataḥ — from him (Satyaratha) āsīt — was born upaguruḥ — Upaguru tasmāt — from him upaguptaḥ — Upagupta agni-sambhavaḥ — a partial expansion of the demigod Agni.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmāt samarathas tasya
tasmāt
from Kṣemādhi
samarathaḥ
a son named Samaratha
tasya
from Samaratha
sutaḥ satyarathas tataḥ
sutaḥ
son
satyarathaḥ
Satyaratha
tataḥ
from him (Satyaratha)
āsīd upagurus tasmād
āsīt
was born
upaguruḥ
Upaguru
tasmāt
from him
upagupto ’gni-sambhavaḥ
upaguptaḥ
Upagupta
agni-sambhavaḥ
a partial expansion of the demigod Agni.
The son of Kṣemādhi was Samaratha, and his son was Satyaratha. The son of Satyaratha was Upaguru, and the son of Upaguru was Upagupta, a partial expansion of the fire-god.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Kṣemādhi was Samaratha, and his son was Satyaratha. The son of Satyaratha was Upaguru, and the son of Upaguru was Upagupta, a partial expansion of the fire-god. Agni-sambhavaḥ means “born as a partial expansion of Agni.”
Personal Guidance
Upagupta is a partial expansion of the fire-god. Even within ordinary dynastic listings, the Bhāgavatam quietly mentions the divine origins of certain figures — there are more partial incarnations among us than we suspect.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom in my own life might be a 'partial expansion' I have overlooked?
  • How would I treat people if I assumed a hidden divine origin in each of them?
📝 My note

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