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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.20.23

पितर्युपरते सोऽपि चक्रवर्ती महायशा: । महिमा गीयते तस्य हरेरंशभुवो भुवि ॥ २३ ॥
pitary uparate so ’pi
[pitary uparate so ’pi]
cakravartī mahā-yaśāḥ
[chakravartee mahaa-yashaah]
mahimā gīyate tasya
[mahimaa geeyate tasya]
harer aṁśa-bhuvo bhuvi
[harer amsha-bhuvo bhuvi]
Word-for-word
pitari — after his father uparate — passed away saḥ — the King’s son api — also cakravartī — the emperor mahā-yaśāḥ — very famous mahimā — glories gīyate — are glorified tasya — his hareḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead aṁśa-bhuvaḥ — a partial representation bhuvi — upon this earth.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pitary uparate so ’pi
pitari
after his father
uparate
passed away
cakravartī mahā-yaśāḥ
saḥ
the King’s son
api
also
cakravartī
the emperor
mahimā gīyate tasya
mahā-yaśāḥ
very famous
mahimā
glories
gīyate
are glorified
tasya
his
harer aṁśa-bhuvo bhuvi
hareḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
aṁśa-bhuvaḥ
a partial representation
bhuvi
upon this earth.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Mahārāja Duṣmanta passed away from this earth, his son became the emperor of the world, the proprietor of the seven islands. He is referred to as a partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in this world.
Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (10.41) it is said:

yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṁ śrīmad ūrjitam eva vā tat tad evāvagaccha tvaṁ mama tejo ’ṁśa-sambhavam

Anyone extraordinarily powerful must be considered a partial representation of the opulence of the Supreme Godhead. Therefore when the son of Mahārāja Duṣmanta became the emperor of the entire world, he was celebrated in this way.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When Mahārāja Duṣmanta passed away, his son became the famous emperor of the world. He is glorified as a partial representation of the Supreme Lord in this world. The son became the king.
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Personal Guidance
When Duṣmanta dies, his son becomes the emperor of the world and a partial representation of the Lord. Children we almost did not acknowledge can become the very protectors of our line — and of the world.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose future stature am I underestimating today?
  • How could I treat a child I have been ambivalent about as if their highest potential were already present?
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