SB 9.20.4-5 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.20.4-5

ऋतेयुस्तस्य कक्षेयु: स्थण्डिलेयु: कृतेयुक: । जलेयु: सन्नतेयुश्च धर्मसत्यव्रतेयव: ॥ ४ ॥ दशैतेऽप्सरस: पुत्रा वनेयुश्चावम: स्मृत: । घृताच्यामिन्द्रियाणीव मुख्यस्य जगदात्मन: ॥ ५ ॥

ṛteyus tasya kakṣeyuḥ

[riteyus tasya kaksheyuh]

sthaṇḍileyuḥ kṛteyukaḥ

[sthandileyuh kriteyukah]

jaleyuḥ sannateyuś ca

[jaleyuh sannateyush cha]

dharma-satya-vrateyavaḥ

[dharma-satya-vrateyavah]

daśaite ’psarasaḥ putrā

[dashaite ’psarasah putraa]

vaneyuś cāvamaḥ smṛtaḥ

[vaneyush chaavamah smritah]

ghṛtācyām indriyāṇīva

[ghritaachyaam indriyaaneeva]

mukhyasya jagad-ātmanaḥ

[mukhyasya jagad-aatmanah]

Word-for-word

ṛteyuḥ — Ṛteyu tasya — of him (Raudrāśva) kakṣeyuḥ — Kakṣeyu sthaṇḍileyuḥ — Sthaṇḍileyu kṛteyukaḥ — Kṛteyuka jaleyuḥ — Jaleyu sannateyuḥ — Sannateyu ca — also dharma — Dharmeyu satya — Satyeyu vrateyavaḥ — and Vrateyu daśa — ten ete — all of them apsarasaḥ — born of an Apsarā putrāḥ — sons vaneyuḥ — the son named Vaneyu ca — and avamaḥ — the youngest smṛtaḥ — known ghṛtācyām — Ghṛtācī indriyāṇi iva — exactly like the ten senses mukhyasya — of the living force jagat-ātmanaḥ — the living force of the entire universe.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

ṛteyus tasya kakṣeyuḥ

ṛteyuḥ

Ṛteyu

tasya

of him (Raudrāśva)

kakṣeyuḥ

Kakṣeyu

sthaṇḍileyuḥ kṛteyukaḥ

sthaṇḍileyuḥ

Sthaṇḍileyu

kṛteyukaḥ

Kṛteyuka

jaleyuḥ sannateyuś ca

jaleyuḥ

Jaleyu

sannateyuḥ

Sannateyu

also

dharma-satya-vrateyavaḥ

dharma

Dharmeyu

satya

Satyeyu

vrateyavaḥ

and Vrateyu

daśaite ’psarasaḥ putrā

daśa

ten

ete

all of them

apsarasaḥ

born of an Apsarā

putrāḥ

sons

vaneyuś cāvamaḥ smṛtaḥ

vaneyuḥ

the son named Vaneyu

and

avamaḥ

the youngest

smṛtaḥ

known

ghṛtācyām indriyāṇīva

ghṛtācyām

Ghṛtācī

indriyāṇi iva

exactly like the ten senses

mukhyasya jagad-ātmanaḥ

mukhyasya

of the living force

jagat-ātmanaḥ

the living force of the entire universe.

Raudrāśva had ten sons, named Ṛteyu, Kakṣeyu, Sthaṇḍileyu, Kṛteyuka, Jaleyu, Sannateyu, Dharmeyu, Satyeyu, Vrateyu and Vaneyu. Of these ten sons, Vaneyu was the youngest. As the ten senses, which are products of the universal life, act under the control of life, these ten sons of Raudrāśva acted under Raudrāśva’s full control. All of them were born of the Apsarā named Ghṛtācī.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Raudrāśva had ten sons, named Ṛteyu, Kakṣeyu, Sthaṇḍileyu, Kṛteyuka, Jaleyu, Sannateyu, Dharmeyu, Satyeyu, Vrateyu and Vaneyu, born of the Apsarā Ghṛtācī. Of these ten sons, Vaneyu was the youngest. As the ten senses of the jīva are controlled by the main life air of the universe, these ten sons of Raudrāśva acted under Raudrāśva's full control. Raudrāśva had ten sons. Dharma-satya-vrateyavaḥ means Dharmeyu, Satyeyu, Vrateyu. Vaneyu was the youngest. Ghṛtācyām is in the locative but has a genitive meaning. They were like the ten senses of the jīva.

Personal Guidance

Raudrāśva's ten sons act under his control as the ten senses act under life. The family is a small cosmos; sense control of the household and sense control of the body follow the same principle.

Reflection Questions

Are my ten senses currently 'under control' the way a household ought to be?
Which sense in my body is currently the unruly youngest sibling that needs attention?

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