Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.16.36
एष व: कुशिका वीरो देवरातस्तमन्वित ।
अन्ये चाष्टकहारीतजयक्रतुमदादय: ॥ ३६ ॥
eṣa vaḥ kuśikā vīro
[esha vah kushikaa veero]
devarātas tam anvita
[devaraatas tam anvita]
anye cāṣṭaka-hārīta-
[anye chaashtaka-haareeta-]
jaya-kratumad-ādayaḥ
[jaya-kratumad-aadayah]
Word-for-word
eṣaḥ
—
this (Śunaḥśepha)
vaḥ
—
like you
kuśikāḥ
—
O Kuśikas
vīraḥ
—
my son
devarātaḥ
—
he is known as Devarāta
tam
—
him
anvita
—
just obey
anye
—
others
ca
—
also
aṣṭaka
—
Aṣṭaka
hārīta
—
Hārīta
jaya
—
Jaya
kratumat
—
Kratumān
ādayaḥ
—
and others.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
eṣa vaḥ kuśikā vīro
eṣaḥ
this (Śunaḥśepha)
vaḥ
like you
kuśikāḥ
O Kuśikas
vīraḥ
my son
devarātas tam anvita
devarātaḥ
he is known as Devarāta
tam
him
anvita
just obey
anye cāṣṭaka-hārīta-
anye
others
ca
also
aṣṭaka
Aṣṭaka
hārīta
Hārīta
jaya-kratumad-ādayaḥ
jaya
Jaya
kratumat
Kratumān
ādayaḥ
and others.
Viśvāmitra said, “O Kuśikas [descendants of Kauśika], this Devarāta is my son and is one of you. Please obey his orders.” O King Parīkṣit, Viśvāmitra had many other sons, such as Aṣṭaka, Hārīta, Jaya and Kratumān.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Viśvāmitra said, "O Kuśikas, this Devarāta is my son and is one of you. Therefore please obey him." Viśvāmitra also had many other sons, such as Aṣṭaka, Hārīta, Jaya and Kratumān.
O Kuśikas! He is also a Kauśika (descendant of Kuśa described in SB 9.12). Because he is my good son, obey him. Viśvāmitra had other sons also such as Aṣṭaka.
Personal Guidance
Viśvāmitra orders: 'Devarāta is my son and is one of you — obey his orders.' New members of a community gain real standing only when those above them publicly confer it.
Reflection Questions
- Where could I publicly confer standing on someone struggling to be accepted in my circle?
- Whom in my own life have I been waiting to publicly bless?
My note
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