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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.20.2

जनमेजयो ह्यभूत् पूरो: प्रचिन्वांस्तत्सुतस्तत: । प्रवीरोऽथ मनुस्युर्वै तस्माच्चारुपदोऽभवत् ॥ २ ॥
janamejayo hy abhūt pūroḥ
[janamejayo hy abhoot pooroh]
pracinvāṁs tat-sutas tataḥ
[prachinvaams tat-sutas tatah]
pravīro ’tha manusyur vai
[praveero ’tha manusyur vai]
tasmāc cārupado ’bhavat
[tasmaach chaarupado ’bhavat]
Word-for-word
janamejayaḥ — King Janamejaya hi — indeed abhūt — appeared pūroḥ — from Pūru pracinvān — Pracinvān tat — his (Janamejaya’s) sutaḥ — son tataḥ — from him (Pracinvān) pravīraḥ — Pravīra atha — thereafter manusyuḥ — Pravīra’s son Manusyu vai — indeed tasmāt — from him (Manusyu) cārupadaḥ — King Cārupada abhavat — appeared.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
janamejayo hy abhūt pūroḥ
janamejayaḥ
King Janamejaya
hi
indeed
abhūt
appeared
pūroḥ
from Pūru
pracinvāṁs tat-sutas tataḥ
pracinvān
Pracinvān
tat
his (Janamejaya’s)
sutaḥ
son
tataḥ
from him (Pracinvān)
pravīro ’tha manusyur vai
pravīraḥ
Pravīra
tasmāc cārupado ’bhavat
atha
thereafter
manusyuḥ
Pravīra’s son Manusyu
vai
indeed
tasmāt
from him (Manusyu)
cārupadaḥ
King Cārupada
abhavat
appeared.
King Janamejaya was born of this dynasty of Pūru. Janamejaya’s son was Pracinvān, and his son was Pravīra. Thereafter, Pravīra’s son was Manusyu, and from Manusyu came the son named Cārupada.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
King Janamejaya was born from Pūru. Janamejaya's son was Pracinvān, and his son was Pravīra. Thereafter, Pravīra's son was Manusyu, and from Manusyu came Cārupada.
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Personal Guidance
Janamejaya, Pracinvān, Pravīra, Manusyu, Cārupada — the line continues. Each name once held a life that mattered, now distilled to a single line. We are not exempt from that distillation.
Reflection Questions
  • If my life were distilled to one line, what should it contain?
  • How does my behavior today change when I imagine the line that will be written about me?
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