SB 9.20.6 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.20.6

ऋतेयो रन्तिनावोऽभूत् त्रयस्तस्यात्मजा नृप । सुमतिर्ध्रुवोऽप्रतिरथ: कण्वोऽप्रतिरथात्मज: ॥ ६ ॥

ṛteyo rantināvo ’bhūt

[riteyo rantinaavo ’bhoot]

trayas tasyātmajā nṛpa

[trayas tasyaatmajaa nripa]

sumatir dhruvo ’pratirathaḥ

[sumatir dhruvo ’pratirathah]

kaṇvo ’pratirathātmajaḥ

[kanvo ’pratirathaatmajah]

Word-for-word

ṛteyoḥ — from the son named Ṛteyu rantināvaḥ — the son named Rantināva abhūt — appeared trayaḥ — three tasya — his (Rantināva’s) ātmajāḥ — sons nṛpa — O King sumatiḥ — Sumati dhruvaḥ — Dhruva apratirathaḥ — Apratiratha kaṇvaḥ — Kaṇva apratiratha-ātmajaḥ — the son of Apratiratha.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

ṛteyo rantināvo ’bhūt

ṛteyoḥ

from the son named Ṛteyu

rantināvaḥ

the son named Rantināva

abhūt

appeared

trayas tasyātmajā nṛpa

trayaḥ

three

tasya

his (Rantināva’s)

ātmajāḥ

sons

nṛpa

O King

sumatir dhruvo ’pratirathaḥ

sumatiḥ

Sumati

dhruvaḥ

Dhruva

apratirathaḥ

Apratiratha

kaṇvo ’pratirathātmajaḥ

kaṇvaḥ

Kaṇva

apratiratha-ātmajaḥ

the son of Apratiratha.

Ṛteyu had a son named Rantināva, who had three sons, named Sumati, Dhruva and Apratiratha. Apratiratha had only one son, whose name was Kaṇva.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Ṛteyu had a son named Rantināva, who had three sons, named Sumati, Dhruva and Apratiratha. Apratiratha had a son named Kaṇva.

Personal Guidance

From Rantināva come Sumati, Dhruva, and Apratiratha — and Apratiratha has only one son, Kaṇva. Sometimes a single son carries the whole future of a branch; numerical fertility is not the measure of significance.

Reflection Questions

Whose single offspring or disciple in my circle may carry more future than their numerical position suggests?
Where am I dismissing 'only one' when 'one' is sufficient?

📝 My note

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