SB 9.2.20 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.2.20

वीतिहोत्रस्त्विन्द्रसेनात् तस्य सत्यश्रवा अभूत् । उरुश्रवा: सुतस्तस्य देवदत्तस्ततोऽभवत् ॥ २० ॥

vītihotras tv indrasenāt

[veetihotras tv indrasenaat]

tasya satyaśravā abhūt

[tasya satyashravaa abhoot]

uruśravāḥ sutas tasya

[urushravaah sutas tasya]

devadattas tato ’bhavat

[devadattas tato ’bhavat]

Word-for-word

vītihotraḥ — Vītihotra tu — but indrasenāt — from Indrasena tasya — of Vītihotra satyaśravāḥ — known by the name Satyaśravā abhūt — there was uruśravāḥ — Uruśravā sutaḥ — was the son tasya — of him (Satyaśravā) devadattaḥ — Devadatta tataḥ — from Uruśravā abhavat — there was.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

vītihotras tv indrasenāt

vītihotraḥ

Vītihotra

but

indrasenāt

from Indrasena

tasya satyaśravā abhūt

tasya

of Vītihotra

satyaśravāḥ

known by the name Satyaśravā

abhūt

there was

uruśravāḥ sutas tasya

uruśravāḥ

Uruśravā

sutaḥ

was the son

tasya

of him (Satyaśravā)

devadattas tato ’bhavat

devadattaḥ

Devadatta

tataḥ

from Uruśravā

abhavat

there was.

From Indrasena came Vītihotra, from Vītihotra came Satyaśravā, from Satyaśravā came the son named Uruśravā, and from Uruśravā came Devadatta.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

From Indrasena came Vītihotra, from Vītihotra came Satyaśravā, from Satyaśravā came the son named Uruśravā, and from Uruśravā came Devadatta.

Personal Guidance

Indrasena, Vītihotra, Satyaśravā, Uruśravā, Devadatta — name after name passes. The śāstra dignifies lineage even when individual stories are not told.

Reflection Questions

Do I value the chain of teachers and ancestors even when I don't have biographies of each?
What 'list' am I in — and am I living up to belonging to it?

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