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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.22.12-13

देवापि: शान्तनुस्तस्य बाह्लीक इति चात्मजा: । पितृराज्यं परित्यज्य देवापिस्तु वनं गत: ॥ १२ ॥ अभवच्छान्तनू राजा प्राङ्‌महाभिषसंज्ञित: । यं यं कराभ्यां स्पृशति जीर्णं यौवनमेति स: ॥ १३ ॥
devāpiḥ śāntanus tasya
[devaapih shaantanus tasya]
bāhlīka iti cātmajāḥ
[baahleeka iti chaatmajaah]
pitṛ-rājyaṁ parityajya
[pitri-raajyam parityajya]
devāpis tu vanaṁ gataḥ
[devaapis tu vanam gatah]
abhavac chāntanū rājā
[abhavach chaantanoo raajaa]
prāṅ mahābhiṣa-saṁjñitaḥ
[praan mahaabhisha-samjnitah]
yaṁ yaṁ karābhyāṁ spṛśati
[yam yam karaabhyaam sprishati]
jīrṇaṁ yauvanam eti saḥ
[jeernam yauvanam eti sah]
Word-for-word
devāpiḥ — Devāpi śāntanuḥ — Śāntanu tasya — of him (Pratīpa) bāhlīkaḥ — Bāhlīka iti — thus ca — also ātma-jāḥ — the sons pitṛ-rājyam — the father’s property, the kingdom parityajya — rejecting devāpiḥ — Devāpi, the eldest tu — indeed vanam — to the forest gataḥ — left abhavat — was śāntanuḥ — Śāntanu rājā — the king prāk — before mahābhiṣa — Mahābhiṣa saṁjñitaḥ — most celebrated yam yam — whomever karābhyām — with his hands spṛśati — touched jīrṇam — although very old yauvanam — youth eti — attained saḥ — he.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
devāpiḥ śāntanus tasya
devāpiḥ
Devāpi
śāntanuḥ
Śāntanu
tasya
of him (Pratīpa)
bāhlīka iti cātmajāḥ
bāhlīkaḥ
Bāhlīka
iti
thus
ca
also
ātma-jāḥ
the sons
pitṛ-rājyaṁ parityajya
pitṛ-rājyam
the father’s property, the kingdom
parityajya
rejecting
devāpis tu vanaṁ gataḥ
devāpiḥ
Devāpi, the eldest
tu
indeed
vanam
to the forest
gataḥ
left
abhavac chāntanū rājā
abhavat
was
prāṅ mahābhiṣa-saṁjñitaḥ
śāntanuḥ
Śāntanu
yaṁ yaṁ karābhyāṁ spṛśati
rājā
the king
prāk
before
mahābhiṣa
Mahābhiṣa
saṁjñitaḥ
most celebrated
jīrṇaṁ yauvanam eti saḥ
yam yam
whomever
karābhyām
with his hands
spṛśati
touched
jīrṇam
although very old
yauvanam
youth
eti
attained
saḥ
he.
The sons of Pratīpa were Devāpi, Śāntanu and Bāhlīka. Devāpi left the kingdom of his father and went to the forest, and therefore Śāntanu became the king. Śāntanu, who in his previous birth was known as Mahābhiṣa, had the ability to transform anyone from old age to youth simply by touching that person with his hands.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The sons of Pratīpa were Devāpi, Śāntanu and Bāhlīka. Devāpi left the kingdom of his father and went to the forest, and therefore Śāntanu became the king. Śāntanu, who in his previous birth was known as Mahābhiṣa, had the ability to transform anyone’s old age to youth simply by touching that person with his hands. In his previous birth Śāntanu was Mahābhiṣa. By touching an old person, that person became youthful.
Personal Guidance
Pratīpa's sons are Devāpi, Śāntanu, Bāhlīka. Devāpi leaves for the forest; Śāntanu rules and can turn anyone from old age to youth by touch. Even within one family, paths radically diverge — one to forest, one to throne.
Reflection Questions
  • Within my own family, am I making space for radically divergent paths?
  • Where am I tempted to insist everyone follow the same trajectory?
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