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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.2.19

चित्रसेनो नरिष्यन्ताद‍ृक्षस्तस्य सुतोऽभवत् । तस्य मीढ्‍वांस्तत: पूर्ण इन्द्रसेनस्तु तत्सुत: ॥ १९ ॥
citraseno nariṣyantād
[chitraseno narishyantaad]
ṛkṣas tasya suto ’bhavat
[rikshas tasya suto ’bhavat]
tasya mīḍhvāṁs tataḥ pūrṇa
[tasya meedhvaams tatah poorna]
indrasenas tu tat-sutaḥ
[indrasenas tu tat-sutah]
Word-for-word
citrasenaḥ — one named Citrasena nariṣyantāt — from Nariṣyanta, another son of Manu ṛkṣaḥ — Ṛkṣa tasya — of Citrasena sutaḥ — the son abhavat — became tasya — of him (Ṛkṣa) mīḍhvān — Mīḍhvān tataḥ — from him (Mīḍhvān) pūrṇaḥ — Pūrṇa indrasenaḥ — Indrasena tu — but tat-sutaḥ — the son of him (Pūrṇa).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
citraseno nariṣyantād
citrasenaḥ
one named Citrasena
nariṣyantāt
from Nariṣyanta, another son of Manu
ṛkṣas tasya suto ’bhavat
ṛkṣaḥ
Ṛkṣa
tasya
of Citrasena
sutaḥ
the son
abhavat
became
tasya mīḍhvāṁs tataḥ pūrṇa
tasya
of him (Ṛkṣa)
mīḍhvān
Mīḍhvān
tataḥ
from him (Mīḍhvān)
pūrṇaḥ
Pūrṇa
indrasenas tu tat-sutaḥ
indrasenaḥ
Indrasena
tu
but
tat-sutaḥ
the son of him (Pūrṇa).
From Nariṣyanta came a son named Citrasena and from him a son named Ṛkṣa. From Ṛkṣa came Mīḍhvān, from Mīḍhvān came Pūrṇa, and from Pūrṇa came Indrasena.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From Nariṣyanta (another son of Manu) came a son named Citrasena and from him a son named Ṛkṣa. From Ṛkṣa came Mīḍhvān, from Mīḍhvān came Pūrṇa, and from Pūrṇa came Indrasena.
Personal Guidance
Another branch — Nariṣyanta to Citrasena to Ṛkṣa — descends. Even names we will not remember mattered enough to be recorded. Every devoted life leaves a trace in the eternal record.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose name from my own family no one alive remembers — and what might I owe their memory?
  • How would I act if I knew an unseen record were being kept of even my obscure days?
📝 My note

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