Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.21.24
रुचिराश्वसुत: पार: पृथुसेनस्तदात्मज: ।
पारस्य तनयो नीपस्तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वभूत् ॥ २४ ॥
rucirāśva-sutaḥ pāraḥ
[ruchiraashva-sutah paarah]
pṛthusenas tad-ātmajaḥ
[prithusenas tad-aatmajah]
pārasya tanayo nīpas
[paarasya tanayo neepas]
tasya putra-śataṁ tv abhūt
[tasya putra-shatam tv abhoot]
Word-for-word
rucirāśva-sutaḥ
—
the son of Rucirāśva
pāraḥ
—
Pāra
pṛthusenaḥ
—
Pṛthusena
tat
—
his
ātmajaḥ
—
son
pārasya
—
from Pāra
tanayaḥ
—
a son
nīpaḥ
—
Nīpa
tasya
—
his
putra-śatam
—
one hundred sons
tu
—
indeed
abhūt
—
generated.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rucirāśva-sutaḥ pāraḥ
rucirāśva-sutaḥ
the son of Rucirāśva
pāraḥ
Pāra
pṛthusenas tad-ātmajaḥ
pṛthusenaḥ
Pṛthusena
tat
his
ātmajaḥ
son
pārasya tanayo nīpas
pārasya
from Pāra
tanayaḥ
a son
nīpaḥ
Nīpa
tasya putra-śataṁ tv abhūt
tasya
his
putra-śatam
one hundred sons
tu
indeed
abhūt
generated.
The son of Rucirāśva was Pāra, and the sons of Pāra were Pṛthusena and Nīpa. Nīpa had one hundred sons.
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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Rucirāśva was Pāra, and the sons of Pāra were Pṛthusena and Nīpa. Nīpa had one hundred sons.
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Personal Guidance
Nīpa has one hundred sons. Some lines explode in fertility; others taper. The Lord arranges different kinds of generativity in different homes — and our 'normal' is not the only legitimate kind.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I treating my family's particular fertility pattern as a defect or as a virtue when it is simply what was given?
- How could I honor both the many-children and few-children patterns in my circle?
My note
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