Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.22.39
सहस्रानीकस्तत्पुत्रस्ततश्चैवाश्वमेधज: ।
असीमकृष्णस्तस्यापि नेमिचक्रस्तु तत्सुत: ॥ ३९ ॥
sahasrānīkas tat-putras
[sahasraaneekas tat-putras]
tataś caivāśvamedhajaḥ
[tatash chaivaashvamedhajah]
asīmakṛṣṇas tasyāpi
[aseemakrishnas tasyaapi]
nemicakras tu tat-sutaḥ
[nemichakras tu tat-sutah]
Word-for-word
sahasrānīkaḥ
—
Sahasrānīka
tat-putraḥ
—
the son of Śatānīka
tataḥ
—
from him (Sahasrānīka)
ca
—
also
eva
—
indeed
aśvamedhajaḥ
—
Aśvamedhaja
asīmakṛṣṇaḥ
—
Asīmakṛṣṇa
tasya
—
from him (Aśvamedhaja)
api
—
also
nemicakraḥ
—
Nemicakra
tu
—
indeed
tat-sutaḥ
—
his son.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sahasrānīkas tat-putras
sahasrānīkaḥ
Sahasrānīka
tat-putraḥ
the son of Śatānīka
tataś caivāśvamedhajaḥ
tataḥ
from him (Sahasrānīka)
ca
also
eva
indeed
aśvamedhajaḥ
Aśvamedhaja
asīmakṛṣṇas tasyāpi
asīmakṛṣṇaḥ
Asīmakṛṣṇa
tasya
from him (Aśvamedhaja)
api
also
nemicakras tu tat-sutaḥ
nemicakraḥ
Nemicakra
tu
indeed
tat-sutaḥ
his son.
The son of Śatānīka will be Sahasrānīka, and from him will come the son named Aśvamedhaja. From Aśvamedhaja will come Asīmakṛṣṇa, and his son will be Nemicakra.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Śatānīka will be Sahasrānīka, and from him will come the son named Aśvamedhaja. From Aśvamedhaja will come Asīmakṛṣṇa, and his son will be Nemicakra.
Personal Guidance
Sahasrānīka, Aśvamedhaja, Asīmakṛṣṇa, Nemicakra — names that mean 'thousand-army,' 'horse-sacrifice-born,' 'limitless-Kṛṣṇa,' 'wheel-rim.' Names carry the unfolding theology of the line.
Reflection Questions
- What theological hint is embedded in my own name or my family's names?
- How could I live more faithfully into the meanings that have been given to me?
My note
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