Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.17.8
अलर्कात्सन्ततिस्तस्मात् सुनीथोऽथ निकेतन: ।
धर्मकेतु: सुतस्तस्मात् सत्यकेतुरजायत ॥ ८ ॥
alarkāt santatis tasmāt
[alarkaat santatis tasmaat]
sunītho ’tha niketanaḥ
[suneetho ’tha niketanah]
dharmaketuḥ sutas tasmāt
[dharmaketuh sutas tasmaat]
satyaketur ajāyata
[satyaketur ajaayata]
Word-for-word
alarkāt
—
from Alarka
santatiḥ
—
a son known as Santati
tasmāt
—
from him
sunīthaḥ
—
Sunītha
atha
—
from him
niketanaḥ
—
a son named Niketana
dharmaketuḥ
—
Dharmaketu
sutaḥ
—
a son
tasmāt
—
and from Dharmaketu
satyaketuḥ
—
Satyaketu
ajāyata
—
was born.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
alarkāt santatis tasmāt
alarkāt
from Alarka
santatiḥ
a son known as Santati
tasmāt
from him
sunītho ’tha niketanaḥ
sunīthaḥ
Sunītha
dharmaketuḥ sutas tasmāt
atha
from him
niketanaḥ
a son named Niketana
dharmaketuḥ
Dharmaketu
sutaḥ
a son
satyaketur ajāyata
tasmāt
and from Dharmaketu
satyaketuḥ
Satyaketu
ajāyata
was born.
From Alarka came a son named Santati, and his son was Sunītha. The son of Sunītha was Niketana, the son of Niketana was Dharmaketu, and the son of Dharmaketu was Satyaketu.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
From Alarka came a son named Santati, and his son was Sunītha. The son of Sunītha was Niketana, the son of Niketana was Dharmaketu, and the son of Dharmaketu was Satyaketu.
Santati was the son’s name.
Personal Guidance
Santati, Sunītha, Niketana, Dharmaketu, Satyaketu — names meaning continuity, good conduct, abode, banner of dharma, banner of truth. A dharmic family naturally names its children for the qualities it wishes to embody.
Reflection Questions
- What qualities does my family name into existence — explicitly or by example?
- Which underused quality could I begin to 'name' through conscious living?
My note
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