SB 9.23.16 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.23.16

म्‍लेच्छाधिपतयोऽभूवन्नुदीचीं दिशमाश्रिता: । तुर्वसोश्च सुतो वह्निर्वह्नेर्भर्गोऽथ भानुमान् ॥ १६ ॥

mlecchādhipatayo ’bhūvann

[mlechchaadhipatayo ’bhoovann]

udīcīṁ diśam āśritāḥ

[udeecheem disham aashritaah]

turvasoś ca suto vahnir

[turvasosh cha suto vahnir]

vahner bhargo ’tha bhānumān

[vahner bhargo ’tha bhaanumaan]

Word-for-word

mleccha — of the lands known as Mlecchadeśa (where Vedic civilization was not present) adhipatayaḥ — the kings abhūvan — became udīcīm — on the northern side of India diśam — the direction āśritāḥ — accepting as the jurisdiction turvasoḥ ca — of Turvasu, the second son of Mahārāja Yayāti sutaḥ — the son vahniḥ — Vahni vahneḥ — of Vahni bhargaḥ — the son named Bharga atha — thereafter, his son bhānumān — Bhānumān.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

mlecchādhipatayo ’bhūvann

mleccha

of the lands known as Mlecchadeśa (where Vedic civilization was not present)

adhipatayaḥ

the kings

udīcīṁ diśam āśritāḥ

turvasoś ca suto vahnir

vahner bhargo ’tha bhānumān

abhūvan

became

udīcīm

on the northern side of India

diśam

the direction

āśritāḥ

accepting as the jurisdiction

turvasoḥ ca

of Turvasu, the second son of Mahārāja Yayāti

sutaḥ

the son

vahniḥ

Vahni

vahneḥ

of Vahni

bhargaḥ

the son named Bharga

atha

thereafter, his son

bhānumān

Bhānumān.

The Pracetās [the sons of Pracetā] occupied the northern side of India, which was devoid of Vedic civilization, and became kings there. Yayāti’s second son was Turvasu. The son of Turvasu was Vahni; the son of Vahni, Bharga; the son of Bharga, Bhānumān.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The sons of Pracetā occupied the northern side of India, which was devoid of Vedic civilization, and became kings there. Yayāti's second son was Turvasu. The son of Turvasu was Vahni; the son of Vahni, Bharga; the son of Bharga, Bhānumān. Turvasu was also a son of Yayāti.

Personal Guidance

The Pracetās occupy northern regions devoid of Vedic civilization. Sometimes a family of devotees is dispatched, generation after generation, to bring dharma to regions where it does not yet live.

Reflection Questions

What region — geographical or cultural — am I being sent to that lacks dharmic input?
Where am I called to be a Pracetā for non-devotional surroundings?

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