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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.17.1-3

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच य: पुरूरवस: पुत्र आयुस्तस्याभवन् सुता: । नहुष: क्षत्रवृद्धश्च रजी राभश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ १ ॥ अनेना इति राजेन्द्र श‍ृणु क्षत्रवृधोऽन्वयम् । क्षत्रवृद्धसुतस्यासन् सुहोत्रस्यात्मजास्त्रय: ॥ २ ॥ काश्य: कुशो गृत्समद इति गृत्समदादभूत् । शुनक: शौनको यस्य बह्वृचप्रवरो मुनि: ॥ ३ ॥
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
[shree-baadaraayanir uvaacha]
yaḥ purūravasaḥ putra
[yah purooravasah putra]
āyus tasyābhavan sutāḥ
[aayus tasyaabhavan sutaah]
nahuṣaḥ kṣatravṛddhaś ca
[nahushah kshatravriddhash cha]
rajī rābhaś ca vīryavān
[rajee raabhash cha veeryavaan]
anenā iti rājendra
[anenaa iti raajendra]
śṛṇu kṣatravṛdho ’nvayam
[shrinu kshatravridho ’nvayam]
kṣatravṛddha-sutasyāsan
[kshatravriddha-sutasyaasan]
suhotrasyātmajās trayaḥ
[suhotrasyaatmajaas trayah]
kāśyaḥ kuśo gṛtsamada
[kaashyah kusho gritsamada]
iti gṛtsamadād abhūt
[iti gritsamadaad abhoot]
śunakaḥ śaunako yasya
[shunakah shaunako yasya]
bahvṛca-pravaro muniḥ
[bahvricha-pravaro munih]
Word-for-word
śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said yaḥ — one who purūravasaḥ — of Purūravā putraḥ — son āyuḥ — his name was Āyu tasya — of him abhavan — there were sutāḥ — sons nahuṣaḥ — Nahuṣa kṣatravṛddhaḥ ca — and Kṣatravṛddha rajī — Rajī rābhaḥ — Rābha ca — also vīryavān — very powerful anenāḥ — Anenā iti — thus rāja-indra — O Mahārāja Parīkṣit śṛṇu — just hear from me kṣatravṛdhaḥ — of Kṣatravṛddha anvayam — the dynasty kṣatravṛddha — of Kṣatravṛddha sutasya — of the son āsan — there were suhotrasya — of Suhotra ātmajāḥ — sons trayaḥ — three kāśyaḥ — Kāśya kuśaḥ — Kuśa gṛtsamadaḥ — Gṛtsamada iti — thus gṛtsamadāt — from Gṛtsamada abhūt — there was śunakaḥ — Śunaka śaunakaḥ — Śaunaka yasya — of whom (Śunaka) bahu-ṛca-pravaraḥ — the best of those conversant with the Ṛg Veda muniḥ — a great saintly person.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
yaḥ
one who
yaḥ purūravasaḥ putra
purūravasaḥ
of Purūravā
putraḥ
son
āyus tasyābhavan sutāḥ
āyuḥ
his name was Āyu
tasya
of him
abhavan
there were
sutāḥ
sons
nahuṣaḥ kṣatravṛddhaś ca
nahuṣaḥ
Nahuṣa
kṣatravṛddhaḥ ca
and Kṣatravṛddha
rajī rābhaś ca vīryavān
rajī
Rajī
rābhaḥ
Rābha
ca
also
vīryavān
very powerful
anenā iti rājendra
anenāḥ
Anenā
iti
thus
rāja-indra
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit
śṛṇu kṣatravṛdho ’nvayam
śṛṇu
just hear from me
kṣatravṛdhaḥ
of Kṣatravṛddha
kṣatravṛddha-sutasyāsan
anvayam
the dynasty
kṣatravṛddha
of Kṣatravṛddha
suhotrasyātmajās trayaḥ
sutasya
of the son
āsan
there were
kāśyaḥ kuśo gṛtsamada
iti gṛtsamadād abhūt
śunakaḥ śaunako yasya
suhotrasya
of Suhotra
ātmajāḥ
sons
trayaḥ
three
kāśyaḥ
Kāśya
kuśaḥ
Kuśa
gṛtsamadaḥ
Gṛtsamada
iti
thus
gṛtsamadāt
from Gṛtsamada
abhūt
there was
śunakaḥ
Śunaka
śaunakaḥ
Śaunaka
yasya
of whom (Śunaka)
bahvṛca-pravaro muniḥ
bahu-ṛca-pravaraḥ
the best of those conversant with the Ṛg Veda
muniḥ
a great saintly person.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: From Purūravā came a son named Āyu, whose very powerful sons were Nahuṣa, Kṣatravṛddha, Rajī, Rābha and Anenā. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, now hear about the dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha. Kṣatravṛddha’s son was Suhotra, who had three sons, named Kāśya, Kuśa and Gṛtsamada. From Gṛtsamada came Śunaka, and from him came Śaunaka, the great saint, the best of those conversant with the Ṛg Veda.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: From Purūravā came a son named Āyu, whose very powerful sons were Nahuṣa, Kṣatravṛddha, Rajī, Rābha and Anenā. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, now hear about the dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha. Kṣatravṛddha's son was Suhotra, who had three sons, named Kāśya, Kuśa and Gṛtsamada. From Gṛtsamada came Śunaka, and from him came Śaunaka, the great sage, the best of those conversant with the Ṛg Veda. The Seventeenth Chapter describes the sons of the eldest son of Pururavā named Āyu, [Note: The other sons and their descendents were described in SB 9.15.3.] who increased the ksatriyas, and describes the notables in that line such as Alarka.
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Personal Guidance
From Āyu's sons branch many dynasties, and from Gṛtsamada eventually comes Śaunaka — best of those conversant with the Ṛg Veda. Long dynastic lists eventually flower into specific spiritual giants who actually deliver the Veda to others.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose long faithful line in my own background is preparing the ground for someone I should support?
  • Where am I waiting for personal fruit when a future Śaunaka in my line may need my present care?
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