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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.21.1

श्रीशुक उवाच वितथस्य सुतान् मन्योर्बृहत्क्षत्रो जयस्तत: । महावीर्यो नरो गर्ग: सङ्‍कृतिस्तु नरात्मज: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
vitathasya sutān manyor
[vitathasya sutaan manyor]
bṛhatkṣatro jayas tataḥ
[brihatkshatro jayas tatah]
mahāvīryo naro gargaḥ
[mahaaveeryo naro gargah]
saṅkṛtis tu narātmajaḥ
[sankritis tu naraatmajah]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said vitathasya — of Vitatha (Bharadvāja), who was accepted in the family of Mahārāja Bharata under special circumstances of disappointment sutāt — from the son manyoḥ — named Manyu bṛhatkṣatraḥ — Bṛhatkṣatra jayaḥ — Jaya tataḥ — from him mahāvīryaḥ — Mahāvīrya naraḥ — Nara gargaḥ — Garga saṅkṛtiḥ — Saṅkṛti tu — certainly nara-ātmajaḥ — the son of Nara.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
vitathasya sutān manyor
vitathasya
of Vitatha (Bharadvāja), who was accepted in the family of Mahārāja Bharata under special circumstances of disappointment
sutāt
from the son
manyoḥ
named Manyu
bṛhatkṣatro jayas tataḥ
bṛhatkṣatraḥ
Bṛhatkṣatra
jayaḥ
Jaya
tataḥ
from him
mahāvīryo naro gargaḥ
mahāvīryaḥ
Mahāvīrya
naraḥ
Nara
gargaḥ
Garga
saṅkṛtis tu narātmajaḥ
saṅkṛtiḥ
Saṅkṛti
tu
certainly
nara-ātmajaḥ
the son of Nara.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Because Bharadvāja was delivered by the Marut demigods, he was known as Vitatha. The son of Vitatha was Manyu, and from Manyu came five sons — Bṛhatkṣatra, Jaya, Mahāvīrya, Nara and Garga. Of these five, the one known as Nara had a son named Saṅkṛti.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The son of Vitatha (Bharadvaja) was Manyu, and from Manyu came five sons—Bṛhatkṣatra, Jaya, Mahāvīrya, Nara and Garga. Nara had a son named Saṅkṛti. The Twenty-first Chapter relates the story of Rantideva of the Puru dynasty, who pleased Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva by his generosity and patience. Vitatha (false) refers to Bharadvaja, who though a brāhmaṇa by birth, became Bharata’s adopted son. Bharadvaja’s son was Manyu.
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Personal Guidance
Bharadvāja becomes Vitatha (delivered) and produces Manyu and five grandsons. Children rescued from rejection often become founders of multiple branches — the rescue itself is a multiplier.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose rescue might multiply through generations of lines I cannot yet see?
  • Where am I underestimating the ripple effects of a single act of compassion?
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