Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.17.6
स एव शत्रुजिद् वत्स ऋतध्वज इतीरित: ।
तथा कुवलयाश्वेति प्रोक्तोऽलर्कादयस्तत: ॥ ६ ॥
sa eva śatrujid vatsa
[sa eva shatrujid vatsa]
ṛtadhvaja itīritaḥ
[ritadhvaja iteeritah]
tathā kuvalayāśveti
[tathaa kuvalayaashveti]
prokto ’larkādayas tataḥ
[prokto ’larkaadayas tatah]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
that Dyumān
eva
—
indeed
śatrujit
—
Śatrujit
vatsaḥ
—
Vatsa
ṛtadhvajaḥ
—
Ṛtadhvaja
iti
—
like that
īritaḥ
—
known
tathā
—
as well as
kuvalayāśva
—
Kuvalayāśva
iti
—
thus
proktaḥ
—
well known
alarka-ādayaḥ
—
Alarka and other sons
tataḥ
—
from him.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa eva śatrujid vatsa
saḥ
that Dyumān
eva
indeed
śatrujit
Śatrujit
vatsaḥ
Vatsa
ṛtadhvaja itīritaḥ
ṛtadhvajaḥ
Ṛtadhvaja
iti
like that
īritaḥ
known
tathā kuvalayāśveti
tathā
as well as
kuvalayāśva
Kuvalayāśva
iti
thus
prokto ’larkādayas tataḥ
proktaḥ
well known
alarka-ādayaḥ
Alarka and other sons
tataḥ
from him.
Dyumān was also known as Śatrujit, Vatsa, Ṛtadhvaja and Kuvalayāśva. From him were born Alarka and other sons.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Dyumān was also known as Śatrujit, Vatsa, Ṛtadhvaja and Kuvalayāśva. From Dyumān were also born Alarka and other sons.
From Dyumān who was also named Pratardana and Śatrujit, Vatsa, Ṛtadhvaja, Kuvalayāśva, Alarka and others were born.
Personal Guidance
One king carries many names — Dyumān, Śatrujit, Vatsa, Ṛtadhvaja, Kuvalayāśva. The world remembers a single soul under many labels; we should not be too attached to which of our names is used.
Reflection Questions
- Which of my many roles do I most identify with — and is that identification healthy?
- Where could I lighten my grip on a particular title because the underlying person matters more?
My note
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