Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.23.30-31
माधवा वृष्णयो राजन् यादवाश्चेति संज्ञिता: ।
यदुपुत्रस्य च क्रोष्टो: पुत्रो वृजिनवांस्तत: ।
स्वाहितोऽतो विषद्गुर्वै तस्य चित्ररथस्तत: ॥ ३० ॥
शशबिन्दुर्महायोगी महाभागो महानभूत् ।
चतुर्दशमहारत्नश्चक्रवर्त्यपराजित: ॥ ३१ ॥
mādhavā vṛṣṇayo rājan
[maadhavaa vrishnayo raajan]
yādavāś ceti saṁjñitāḥ
[yaadavaash cheti samjnitaah]
yadu-putrasya ca kroṣṭoḥ
[yadu-putrasya cha kroshtoh]
putro vṛjinavāṁs tataḥ
[putro vrijinavaams tatah]
svāhito ’to viṣadgur vai
[svaahito ’to vishadgur vai]
tasya citrarathas tataḥ
[tasya chitrarathas tatah]
śaśabindur mahā-yogī
[shashabindur mahaa-yogee]
mahā-bhāgo mahān abhūt
[mahaa-bhaago mahaan abhoot]
caturdaśa-mahāratnaś
[chaturdasha-mahaaratnash]
cakravarty aparājitaḥ
[chakravarty aparaajitah]
Word-for-word
mādhavāḥ
—
the dynasty beginning from Madhu
vṛṣṇayaḥ
—
the dynasty beginning from Vṛṣṇi
rājan
—
O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
yādavāḥ
—
the dynasty beginning from Yadu
ca
—
and
iti
—
thus
saṁjñitāḥ
—
are so-called because of those different persons
yadu-putrasya
—
of the son of Yadu
ca
—
also
kroṣṭoḥ
—
of Kroṣṭā
putraḥ
—
the son
vṛjinavān
—
his name was Vṛjinavān
tataḥ
—
from him (Vṛjinavān)
svāhitaḥ
—
Svāhita
ataḥ
—
thereafter
viṣadguḥ
—
a son named Viṣadgu
vai
—
indeed
tasya
—
of him
citrarathaḥ
—
Citraratha
tataḥ
—
from him
śaśabinduḥ
—
Śaśabindu
mahā-yogī
—
a great mystic
mahā-bhāgaḥ
—
most fortunate
mahān
—
a great personality
abhūt
—
he became
caturdaśa-mahāratnaḥ
—
fourteen kinds of great opulences
cakravartī
—
he possessed as the emperor
aparājitaḥ
—
not defeated by anyone else.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mādhavā vṛṣṇayo rājan
mādhavāḥ
the dynasty beginning from Madhu
vṛṣṇayaḥ
the dynasty beginning from Vṛṣṇi
rājan
O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
yādavāś ceti saṁjñitāḥ
yādavāḥ
the dynasty beginning from Yadu
yadu-putrasya ca kroṣṭoḥ
ca
and
putro vṛjinavāṁs tataḥ
svāhito ’to viṣadgur vai
iti
thus
saṁjñitāḥ
are so-called because of those different persons
tasya citrarathas tataḥ
yadu-putrasya
of the son of Yadu
śaśabindur mahā-yogī
mahā-bhāgo mahān abhūt
caturdaśa-mahāratnaś
ca
also
cakravarty aparājitaḥ
kroṣṭoḥ
of Kroṣṭā
putraḥ
the son
vṛjinavān
his name was Vṛjinavān
tataḥ
from him (Vṛjinavān)
svāhitaḥ
Svāhita
ataḥ
thereafter
viṣadguḥ
a son named Viṣadgu
vai
indeed
tasya
of him
citrarathaḥ
Citraratha
tataḥ
from him
śaśabinduḥ
Śaśabindu
mahā-yogī
a great mystic
mahā-bhāgaḥ
most fortunate
mahān
a great personality
abhūt
he became
caturdaśa-mahāratnaḥ
fourteen kinds of great opulences
cakravartī
he possessed as the emperor
aparājitaḥ
not defeated by anyone else.
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, because Yadu, Madhu and Vṛṣṇi each inaugurated a dynasty, their dynasties are known as Yādava, Mādhava and Vṛṣṇi. The son of Yadu named Kroṣṭā had a son named Vṛjinavān. The son of Vṛjinavān was Svāhita; the son of Svāhita, Viṣadgu; the son of Viṣadgu, Citraratha; and the son of Citraratha, Śaśabindu. The greatly fortunate Śaśabindu, who was a great mystic, possessed fourteen opulences and was the owner of fourteen great jewels. Thus he became the emperor of the world.
Purport
In the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa the fourteen kinds of great jewels are described as follows: (1) an elephant, (2) a horse, (3) a chariot, (4) a wife, (5) arrows, (6) a reservoir of wealth, (7) a garland, (8) valuable costumes, (9) trees, (10) a spear, (11) a noose, (12) jewels, (13) an umbrella, and (14) regulative principles. To be the emperor, one must possess all fourteen of these opulences. Śaśabindu possessed them all.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! The dynasties of Yadu, Madhu and Vṛṣṇi are known as Yādava, Mādhava and Vṛṣṇi. The son of Yadu named Kroṣṭā had a son named Vṛjinavān. The son of Vṛjinavān was Svāhita; the son of Svāhita, Viṣadgu; the son of Viṣadgu, Citraratha; and the son of Citraratha, Śaśabindu. The greatly fortunate Śaśabindu, who was a great mystic, possessed fourteen great jewels. He became the undefeated emperor of the world.
Yadu, Madhu and Vṛṣni started the famous dynasty. Śaśabindhu possessed the best of each treasure. These treasures are 1) an elephant, (2) a horse, (3) a chariot, (4) a wife, (5) arrows, (6) a reservoir of wealth, (7) a garland, (8) valuable clothes, (9) trees, (10) a spear, (11) a noose, (12) jewels, (13) an umbrella, and (14) air plane.
Personal Guidance
Śaśabindu is a great mystic with fourteen kinds of jewels — elephant, horse, chariot, wife, arrows, treasure, garland, etc. The 'wife' is enumerated as one of fourteen jewels, an honest, sobering inclusion.
Reflection Questions
- How do I treat my spouse — as a person, or as 'one of the jewels'?
- Where might the scriptural list, however bracing, be more honest than my self-image about my own attitude?
My note
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