Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.17.12
तत: शान्तरजो जज्ञे कृतकृत्य: स आत्मवान् ।
रजे: पञ्चशतान्यासन् पुत्राणाममितौजसाम् ॥ १२ ॥
tataḥ śāntarajo jajñe
[tatah shaantarajo jajne]
kṛta-kṛtyaḥ sa ātmavān
[krita-krityah sa aatmavaan]
rajeḥ pañca-śatāny āsan
[rajeh pancha-shataany aasan]
putrāṇām amitaujasām
[putraanaam amitaujasaam]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
from Citrakṛt
śāntarajaḥ
—
a son named Śāntaraja
jajñe
—
was born
kṛta-kṛtyaḥ
—
performed all kinds of ritualistic ceremonies
saḥ
—
he
ātmavān
—
a self-realized soul
rajeḥ
—
of Rajī
pañca-śatāni
—
five hundred
āsan
—
there were
putrāṇām
—
sons
amita-ojasām
—
very, very powerful.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tataḥ śāntarajo jajñe
tataḥ
from Citrakṛt
śāntarajaḥ
a son named Śāntaraja
jajñe
was born
kṛta-kṛtyaḥ sa ātmavān
kṛta-kṛtyaḥ
performed all kinds of ritualistic ceremonies
saḥ
he
ātmavān
a self-realized soul
rajeḥ pañca-śatāny āsan
rajeḥ
of Rajī
pañca-śatāni
five hundred
āsan
there were
putrāṇām amitaujasām
putrāṇām
sons
amita-ojasām
very, very powerful.
From Citrakṛt was born a son named Śāntaraja, a self-realized soul who performed all kinds of Vedic ritualistic ceremonies and therefore did not beget any progeny. The sons of Rajī were five hundred, all very powerful.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
From Citrakṛt was born a son named Śāntaraja, a self-realized soul who performed Vedic ritualistic ceremonies. The sons of Rajī (another son of Āyu) were five hundred, all very powerful.
Personal Guidance
Śāntaraja, a self-realized soul, performs Vedic ceremonies but begets no progeny. Not every life is meant to produce children; the realized soul's offspring may be his own liberation.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I pressuring myself or others to produce children when other fruit is the actual calling?
- What 'progeny' beyond biology might my life be meant to bring forth?
My note
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