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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.20.3

तस्य सुद्युरभूत् पुत्रस्तस्माद् बहुगवस्तत: । संयातिस्तस्याहंयाती रौद्राश्वस्तत्सुत: स्मृत: ॥ ३ ॥
tasya sudyur abhūt putras
[tasya sudyur abhoot putras]
tasmād bahugavas tataḥ
[tasmaad bahugavas tatah]
saṁyātis tasyāhaṁyātī
[samyaatis tasyaahamyaatee]
raudrāśvas tat-sutaḥ smṛtaḥ
[raudraashvas tat-sutah smritah]
tasya — of him (Cārupada) sudyuḥ — by the name Sudyu abhūt — appeared putraḥ — a son tasmāt — from him (Sudyu) bahugavaḥ — a son named Bahugava tataḥ — from him saṁyātiḥ — a son named Saṁyāti tasya — and from him ahaṁyātiḥ — a son named Ahaṁyāti raudrāśvaḥ — Raudrāśva tat-sutaḥ — his son smṛtaḥ — well known.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasya sudyur abhūt putras
tasya
of him (Cārupada)
sudyuḥ
by the name Sudyu
abhūt
appeared
putraḥ
a son
tasmād bahugavas tataḥ
tasmāt
from him (Sudyu)
bahugavaḥ
a son named Bahugava
tataḥ
from him
saṁyātis tasyāhaṁyātī
saṁyātiḥ
a son named Saṁyāti
tasya
and from him
ahaṁyātiḥ
a son named Ahaṁyāti
raudrāśvas tat-sutaḥ smṛtaḥ
raudrāśvaḥ
Raudrāśva
tat-sutaḥ
his son
smṛtaḥ
well known.
The son of Cārupada was Sudyu, and the son of Sudyu was Bahugava. Bahugava’s son was Saṁyāti. From Saṁyāti came a son named Ahaṁyāti, from whom Raudrāśva was born.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Cārupada was Sudyu, and the son of Sudyu was Bahugava. Bahugava's son was Saṁyāti. From Saṁyāti came a son named Ahaṁyāti, from whom Raudrāśva was born.
Sudyu, Bahugava, Saṁyāti, Ahaṁyāti, Raudrāśva — the dynasty continues, each generation carrying duties forward. There is sober beauty in being simply one link in a long chain that does its job.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I straining against ordinary duty when ordinary duty is what the chain needs from me?
  • What would 'a good link' look like in my present circumstances?
📝 My note

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