Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.23.3-4
शिबिर्वर: कृमिर्दक्षश्चत्वारोशीनरात्मजा: ।
वृषादर्भ: सुधीरश्च मद्र: केकय आत्मवान् ॥ ३ ॥
शिबेश्चत्वार एवासंस्तितिक्षोश्च रुषद्रथ: ।
ततो होमोऽथ सुतपा बलि: सुतपसोऽभवत् ॥ ४ ॥
śibir varaḥ kṛmir dakṣaś
[shibir varah krimir dakshash]
catvārośīnarātmajāḥ
[chatvaarosheenaraatmajaah]
vṛṣādarbhaḥ sudhīraś ca
[vrishaadarbhah sudheerash cha]
madraḥ kekaya ātmavān
[madrah kekaya aatmavaan]
śibeś catvāra evāsaṁs
[shibesh chatvaara evaasams]
titikṣoś ca ruṣadrathaḥ
[titikshosh cha rushadrathah]
tato homo ’tha sutapā
[tato homo ’tha sutapaa]
baliḥ sutapaso ’bhavat
[balih sutapaso ’bhavat]
Word-for-word
śibiḥ
—
Śibi
varaḥ
—
Vara
kṛmiḥ
—
Kṛmi
dakṣaḥ
—
Dakṣa
catvāraḥ
—
four
uśīnara-ātmajāḥ
—
the sons of Uśīnara
vṛṣādarbhaḥ
—
Vṛṣādarbha
sudhīraḥ ca
—
as well as Sudhīra
madraḥ
—
Madra
kekayaḥ
—
Kekaya
ātmavān
—
self-realized
śibeḥ
—
of Śibi
catvāraḥ
—
four
eva
—
indeed
āsan
—
there were
titikṣoḥ
—
of Titikṣu
ca
—
also
ruṣadrathaḥ
—
a son named Ruṣadratha
tataḥ
—
from him (Ruṣadratha)
homaḥ
—
Homa
atha
—
from him (Homa)
sutapāḥ
—
Sutapā
baliḥ
—
Bali
sutapasaḥ
—
of Sutapā
abhavat
—
there was.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śibir varaḥ kṛmir dakṣaś
śibiḥ
Śibi
varaḥ
Vara
kṛmiḥ
Kṛmi
dakṣaḥ
Dakṣa
catvārośīnarātmajāḥ
catvāraḥ
four
vṛṣādarbhaḥ sudhīraś ca
madraḥ kekaya ātmavān
śibeś catvāra evāsaṁs
titikṣoś ca ruṣadrathaḥ
uśīnara-ātmajāḥ
the sons of Uśīnara
vṛṣādarbhaḥ
Vṛṣādarbha
tato homo ’tha sutapā
sudhīraḥ ca
as well as Sudhīra
madraḥ
Madra
kekayaḥ
Kekaya
baliḥ sutapaso ’bhavat
ātmavān
self-realized
śibeḥ
of Śibi
catvāraḥ
four
eva
indeed
āsan
there were
titikṣoḥ
of Titikṣu
ca
also
ruṣadrathaḥ
a son named Ruṣadratha
tataḥ
from him (Ruṣadratha)
homaḥ
Homa
atha
from him (Homa)
sutapāḥ
Sutapā
baliḥ
Bali
sutapasaḥ
of Sutapā
abhavat
there was.
The four sons of Uśīnara were Śibi, Vara, Kṛmi and Dakṣa, and from Śibi again came four sons, named Vṛṣādarbha, Sudhīra, Madra and ātma-tattva-vit Kekaya. The son of Titikṣu was Ruṣadratha. From Ruṣadratha came Homa; from Homa, Sutapā; and from Sutapā, Bali.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The four sons of Uśīnara were Śibi, Vara, Kṛmi and Dakṣa, and from Śibi again came four sons, named Vṛṣādarbha, Sudhīra, Madra and Kekaya. The son of Titikṣu was Ruṣadratha. From Ruṣadratha came Homa; from Homa, Sutapā; and from Sutapā, Bali.
Catvārośīnarātmajāḥ should be catvāra uśīnarātmajāḥ,
Personal Guidance
Uśīnara's sons are Śibi (famed for self-sacrifice), Vara, Kṛmi, Dakṣa; from Śibi come more sons including ātma-tattva-vit Kekaya, 'knower of self-truth.' Renowned virtues run in particular families — they are not random.
Reflection Questions
- What virtue runs in my family that I could consciously water?
- Where could remembering an ancestor's virtue reset my own day?
My note
Source: vedabase.io