Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.23.22
धर्मस्तु हैहयसुतो नेत्र: कुन्ते: पिता तत: ।
सोहञ्जिरभवत् कुन्तेर्महिष्मान् भद्रसेनक: ॥ २२ ॥
dharmas tu haihaya-suto
[dharmas tu haihaya-suto]
netraḥ kunteḥ pitā tataḥ
[netrah kunteh pitaa tatah]
sohañjir abhavat kunter
[sohanjir abhavat kunter]
mahiṣmān bhadrasenakaḥ
[mahishmaan bhadrasenakah]
Word-for-word
dharmaḥ tu
—
Dharma, however
haihaya-sutaḥ
—
became the son of Haihaya
netraḥ
—
Netra
kunteḥ
—
of Kunti
pitā
—
the father
tataḥ
—
from him (Dharma)
sohañjiḥ
—
Sohañji
abhavat
—
became
kunteḥ
—
the son of Kunti
mahiṣmān
—
Mahiṣmān
bhadrasenakaḥ
—
Bhadrasenaka.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dharmas tu haihaya-suto
dharmaḥ tu
Dharma, however
haihaya-sutaḥ
became the son of Haihaya
netraḥ kunteḥ pitā tataḥ
netraḥ
Netra
kunteḥ
of Kunti
pitā
the father
tataḥ
from him (Dharma)
sohañjir abhavat kunter
sohañjiḥ
Sohañji
abhavat
became
kunteḥ
the son of Kunti
mahiṣmān bhadrasenakaḥ
mahiṣmān
Mahiṣmān
bhadrasenakaḥ
Bhadrasenaka.
The son of Haihaya was Dharma, and the son of Dharma was Netra, the father of Kunti. From Kunti came a son named Sohañji, from Sohañji came Mahiṣmān, and from Mahiṣmān, Bhadrasenaka.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Haihaya was Dharma, and the son of Dharma was Netra, the father of Kunti. From Kunti came a son named Sohañji, from Sohañji came Mahiṣmān, and from Mahiṣmān, Bhadrasenaka.
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Personal Guidance
Dharma, Netra, Kunti, Sohaṣji, Mahiṣmān, Bhadrasenaka — the line of Haihaya proceeds. Each ancestor is a step in the patient choreography that eventually arrives at the Lord's chosen family.
Reflection Questions
- Whose 'choreography' am I a step in that I cannot yet see the choreography of?
- Where could I dance my step with more attention even without seeing the whole pattern?
My note
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