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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.22.32

करेणुमत्यां नकुलो नरमित्रं तथार्जुन: । इरावन्तमुलुप्यां वै सुतायां बभ्रुवाहनम् । मणिपुरपते: सोऽपि तत्पुत्र: पुत्रिकासुत: ॥ ३२ ॥
kareṇumatyāṁ nakulo
[karenumatyaam nakulo]
naramitraṁ tathārjunaḥ
[naramitram tathaarjunah]
irāvantam ulupyāṁ vai
[iraavantam ulupyaam vai]
sutāyāṁ babhruvāhanam
[sutaayaam babhruvaahanam]
maṇipura-pateḥ so ’pi
[manipura-pateh so ’pi]
tat-putraḥ putrikā-sutaḥ
[tat-putrah putrikaa-sutah]
Word-for-word
kareṇumatyām — in the wife named Kareṇumatī nakulaḥ — Nakula naramitram — a son named Naramitra tathā — also arjunaḥ — Arjuna irāvantam — Irāvān ulupyām — in the womb of the Nāga-kanyā named Ulupī vai — indeed sutāyām — in the daughter babhruvāhanam — a son named Babhruvāhana maṇipura-pateḥ — of the king of Maṇipura saḥ — he api — although tat-putraḥ — the son of Arjuna putrikā-sutaḥ — the son of his maternal grandfather.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kareṇumatyāṁ nakulo
kareṇumatyām
in the wife named Kareṇumatī
nakulaḥ
Nakula
naramitraṁ tathārjunaḥ
naramitram
a son named Naramitra
tathā
also
arjunaḥ
Arjuna
irāvantam ulupyāṁ vai
irāvantam
Irāvān
ulupyām
in the womb of the Nāga-kanyā named Ulupī
vai
indeed
sutāyāṁ babhruvāhanam
sutāyām
in the daughter
babhruvāhanam
a son named Babhruvāhana
maṇipura-pateḥ so ’pi
maṇipura-pateḥ
of the king of Maṇipura
saḥ
he
api
although
tat-putraḥ putrikā-sutaḥ
tat-putraḥ
the son of Arjuna
putrikā-sutaḥ
the son of his maternal grandfather.
Nakula begot a son named Naramitra through his wife named Kareṇumatī. Similarly, Arjuna begot a son named Irāvān through his wife known as Ulupī, the daughter of the Nāgas, and a son named Babhruvāhana by the womb of the princess of Maṇipura. Babhruvāhana became the adopted son of the king of Maṇipura.
Purport

It is to be understood that Pārvatī is the daughter of the king of the very, very old mountainous country known as the Maṇipura state. Five thousand years ago, therefore, when the Pāṇḍavas ruled, Maṇipura existed, as did its king. Therefore this kingdom is a very old, aristocratic Vaiṣṇava kingdom. If this kingdom is organized as a Vaiṣṇava state, this revitalization will be a great success because for five thousand years this state has maintained its identity. If the Vaiṣṇava spirit is revived there, it will be a wonderful place, renowned throughout the entire world. Maṇipuri Vaiṣṇavas are very famous in Vaiṣṇava society. In Vṛndāvana and Navadvīpa there are many temples constructed by the king of Maṇipura. Some of our devotees belong to the Maṇipura state. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, therefore, can be well spread in the state of Maṇipura by the cooperative efforts of the Kṛṣṇa conscious devotees.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Nakula begot a son named Naramitra through his wife named Kareṇumatī. Similarly, Arjuna begot a son named Irāvān through his wife known as Ulupī, the daughter of the Nāgas, and a son named Babhruvāhana in the womb of the princess of Maṇipura. Babhruvāhana became the adopted son of the king of Maṇipura. Ulupi was the daughter of a Nāga. In the daughter of the king of Maṇipura, given on the condition that the child would be his, he begot Babhruvāhana. That son became the son of the king, who was his grandfather.
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Personal Guidance
Arjuna's son Babhruvāhana, born of the princess of Maṇipura, becomes the adopted son of the king of Maṇipura. Sons of devotees sometimes get adopted into other thrones; we should not be possessive about lineages the Lord disperses.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose 'adoption out' of my family or community have I resisted out of possessiveness?
  • Where could I bless a dispersal rather than mourn it?
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