Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.18.4
चतसृष्वादिशद् दिक्षु भ्रातृन् भ्राता यवीयस: ।
कृतदारो जुगोपोर्वीं काव्यस्य वृषपर्वण: ॥ ४ ॥
catasṛṣv ādiśad dikṣu
[chatasrishv aadishad dikshu]
bhrātṝn bhrātā yavīyasaḥ
[bhraatreen bhraataa yaveeyasah]
kṛta-dāro jugoporvīṁ
[krita-daaro jugoporveem]
kāvyasya vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ
[kaavyasya vrishaparvanah]
Word-for-word
catasṛṣu
—
over the four
ādiśat
—
allowed to rule
dikṣu
—
directions
bhrātṝn
—
four brothers
bhrātā
—
Yayāti
yavīyasaḥ
—
young
kṛta-dāraḥ
—
married
jugopa
—
ruled
ūrvīm
—
the world
kāvyasya
—
the daughter of Śukrācārya
vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ
—
the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
catasṛṣv ādiśad dikṣu
catasṛṣu
over the four
ādiśat
allowed to rule
dikṣu
directions
bhrātṝn bhrātā yavīyasaḥ
bhrātṝn
four brothers
bhrātā
Yayāti
yavīyasaḥ
young
kṛta-dāro jugoporvīṁ
kṛta-dāraḥ
married
jugopa
ruled
ūrvīm
the world
kāvyasya vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ
kāvyasya
the daughter of Śukrācārya
vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ
the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā.
King Yayāti had four younger brothers, whom he allowed to rule the four directions. Yayāti himself married Devayānī, the daughter of Śukrācārya, and Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā, and ruled the entire earth.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
King Yayāti had four younger brothers, whom he allowed to rule the four directions. Yayāti himself married Devayānī, the daughter of Śukrācārya, and Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā, and ruled the entire earth.
Yayāti married the daughter of Śukrācārya (kāvyasya) and the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā.
Personal Guidance
Yayāti distributes the four directions to his brothers and marries Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā. Power-sharing among siblings and dual marriages are presented matter-of-factly — life is layered, and the Bhāgavatam does not airbrush.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I expecting a tidier life than scripture itself depicts?
- How could I be more sober and less surprised by life's layered arrangements?
My note
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