Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.19.22
दिशि दक्षिणपूर्वस्यां द्रुह्युं दक्षिणतो यदुम् ।
प्रतीच्यां तुर्वसुं चक्र उदीच्यामनुमीश्वरम् ॥ २२ ॥
diśi dakṣiṇa-pūrvasyāṁ
[dishi dakshina-poorvasyaam]
druhyuṁ dakṣiṇato yadum
[druhyum dakshinato yadum]
pratīcyāṁ turvasuṁ cakra
[prateechyaam turvasum chakra]
udīcyām anum īśvaram
[udeechyaam anum eeshvaram]
Word-for-word
diśi
—
in the direction
dakṣiṇa-pūrvasyām
—
southeast
druhyum
—
his son named Druhyu
dakṣiṇataḥ
—
in the southern side of the world
yadum
—
Yadu
pratīcyām
—
in the western side of the world
turvasum
—
his son known as Turvasu
cakre
—
he made
udīcyām
—
in the northern side of the world
anum
—
his son named Anu
īśvaram
—
the King.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
diśi dakṣiṇa-pūrvasyāṁ
diśi
in the direction
dakṣiṇa-pūrvasyām
southeast
druhyuṁ dakṣiṇato yadum
druhyum
his son named Druhyu
dakṣiṇataḥ
in the southern side of the world
yadum
Yadu
pratīcyāṁ turvasuṁ cakra
pratīcyām
in the western side of the world
turvasum
his son known as Turvasu
cakre
he made
udīcyām anum īśvaram
udīcyām
in the northern side of the world
anum
his son named Anu
īśvaram
the King.
King Yayāti gave the southeast to his son Druhyu, the south to his son Yadu, the west to his son Turvasu, and the north to his son Anu. In this way he divided the kingdom.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
King Yayāti made Druhyu the ruler of the southeast, Yadu the ruler of the south, Turvasu the ruler of the west, and Anu the ruler of the north.
Personal Guidance
He distributes the four directions to his four sons. The good close to family life is the orderly handoff of responsibility — not collapse, but planned distribution.
Reflection Questions
- What inheritance plan have I deferred that should be set in motion now?
- Which of my 'directions' could be entrusted to which person today?
My note
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