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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.2.1

श्रीशुक उवाच एवं गतेऽथ सुद्युम्ने मनुर्वैवस्वत: सुते । पुत्रकामस्तपस्तेपे यमुनायां शतं समा: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
evaṁ gate ’tha sudyumne
[evam gate ’tha sudyumne]
manur vaivasvataḥ sute
[manur vaivasvatah sute]
putra-kāmas tapas tepe
[putra-kaamas tapas tepe]
yamunāyāṁ śataṁ samāḥ
[yamunaayaam shatam samaah]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said evam — thus gate — had accepted the order of vānaprastha atha — thereafter sudyumne — when Sudyumna manuḥ vaivasvataḥ — Vaivasvata Manu, known as Śrāddhadeva sute — his son putra-kāmaḥ — desiring to get sons tapaḥ tepe — executed severe austerities yamunāyām — on the bank of the Yamunā śatam samāḥ — for one hundred years.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
evaṁ gate ’tha sudyumne
evam
thus
gate
had accepted the order of vānaprastha
manur vaivasvataḥ sute
atha
thereafter
sudyumne
when Sudyumna
putra-kāmas tapas tepe
manuḥ vaivasvataḥ
Vaivasvata Manu, known as Śrāddhadeva
sute
his son
putra-kāmaḥ
desiring to get sons
tapaḥ tepe
executed severe austerities
yamunāyāṁ śataṁ samāḥ
yamunāyām
on the bank of the Yamunā
śatam samāḥ
for one hundred years.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, when his son Sudyumna had thus gone to the forest to accept the order of vānaprastha, Vaivasvata Manu [Śrāddhadeva], being desirous of getting more sons, performed severe austerities on the bank of the Yamunā for one hundred years.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, when his son Sudyumna had gone to the forest, Vaivasvata Manu [Śrāddhadeva], desirous of getting more sons, performed austerities on the bank of the Yamunā for one hundred years. In the Second Chapter, Vaivasvata Manu’s dynasty is described briefly. Pṛṣadhra, rejected by his guru, does not give him up, and attains the supreme.
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Personal Guidance
When his son retires, Manu does not slacken but performs hundred-year tapasya by the Yamunā for more pious children. Even after duties shift, the desire to do good only deepens.
Reflection Questions
  • What austerity am I willing to undertake for the good of those who will come after me?
  • Where is age tempting me to coast when the moment actually calls for new tapasya?
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