Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.23.38
अन्वमोदन्त तद्विश्वेदेवा: पितर एव च ।
शैब्या गर्भमधात् काले कुमारं सुषुवे शुभम् ।
स विदर्भ इति प्रोक्त उपयेमे स्नुषां सतीम् ॥ ३८ ॥
anvamodanta tad viśve-
[anvamodanta tad vishve-]
devāḥ pitara eva ca
[devaah pitara eva cha]
śaibyā garbham adhāt kāle
[shaibyaa garbham adhaat kaale]
kumāraṁ suṣuve śubham
[kumaaram sushuve shubham]
sa vidarbha iti prokta
[sa vidarbha iti prokta]
upayeme snuṣāṁ satīm
[upayeme snushaam sateem]
Word-for-word
anvamodanta
—
accepted
tat
—
that statement predicting the birth of a son
viśvedevāḥ
—
the Viśvedeva demigods
pitaraḥ
—
the Pitās or forefathers
eva
—
indeed
ca
—
also
śaibyā
—
the wife of Jyāmagha
garbham
—
pregnancy
adhāt
—
conceived
kāle
—
in due course of time
kumāram
—
a son
suṣuve
—
gave birth to
śubham
—
very auspicious
saḥ
—
that son
vidarbhaḥ
—
Vidarbha
iti
—
thus
proktaḥ
—
was well known
upayeme
—
later married
snuṣām
—
who was accepted as daughter-in-law
satīm
—
very chaste girl.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
anvamodanta tad viśve-
anvamodanta
accepted
tat
that statement predicting the birth of a son
viśvedevāḥ
the Viśvedeva demigods
devāḥ pitara eva ca
pitaraḥ
the Pitās or forefathers
eva
indeed
ca
also
śaibyā garbham adhāt kāle
śaibyā
the wife of Jyāmagha
garbham
pregnancy
adhāt
conceived
kāle
in due course of time
kumāraṁ suṣuve śubham
kumāram
a son
suṣuve
gave birth to
śubham
very auspicious
sa vidarbha iti prokta
saḥ
that son
vidarbhaḥ
Vidarbha
iti
thus
proktaḥ
was well known
upayeme snuṣāṁ satīm
upayeme
later married
snuṣām
who was accepted as daughter-in-law
satīm
very chaste girl.
Long, long ago, Jyāmagha had satisfied the demigods and Pitās by worshiping them. Now, by their mercy, Jyāmagha’s words came true. Although Śaibyā was barren, by the grace of the demigods she became pregnant and in due course of time gave birth to a child named Vidarbha. Before the child’s birth, the girl had been accepted as a daughter-in-law, and therefore Vidarbha actually married her when he grew up.
Purport
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Twenty-third Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti.”
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Viśvadevas and Pitṛs made his words come true. Śaibyā became pregnant and in due time gave birth to a good son named Vidarbha. He later married the girl brought by Jyāmagha as a daughter-in-law.
Seeing the risk of life for the King whose limbs were perspiring and quivering in fear of his wife, the Viśvadevas and Pitṛs made his words come true out of compassion for him. It is understood that he had previously worshipped them with devotion. Though Śaibyā was infertile, by their mercy she became pregnant. Parāśara and others say, “Among all those who have died and those who will be born, the husband of Śaibyā, Jyāmagha, king of the earth, is the best.”
Thus ends the commentary on the Twenty-third Chapter of the Ninth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Twenty-four
Further Descendents of the Yadu Dynasty
9.24: Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Personality of Godhead
24. Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
9.24 Summary
Vidarbha had three sons, named Kuśa, Kratha and Romapāda. Of these three, Romapāda expanded his dynasty by the sons and grandsons named Babhru, Kṛti, Uśika, Cedi and Caidya, all of whom later became kings. From the son of Vidarbha named Kratha came a son named Kunti, from whose dynasty came the descendants named Vṛṣṇi, Nirvṛti, Daśārha, Vyoma, Jīmūta, Vikṛti, Bhīmaratha, Navaratha, Daśaratha, Śakuni, Karambhi, Devarāta, Devakṣatra, Madhu, Kuruvaśa, Anu, Puruhotra, Ayu and Sātvata. Sātvata had seven sons. One of them was Devāvṛdha, whose son was Babhru. Another son of Sātvata was Mahābhoja, by whom the Bhoja dynasty was inaugurated. Another was Vṛṣṇi, who had a son named Yudhājit. From Yudhājit came Anamitra and Śini, and from Anamitra came Nighna and another Śini. The descendants in succession from Śini were Satyaka, Yuyudhāna, Jaya, Kuṇi and Yugandhara. Another son of Anamitra was Vṛṣṇi. From Vṛṣṇi came Śvaphalka, by whom Akrūra and twelve other sons were generated. From Akrūra came two sons, named Devavān and Upadeva. The son of Andhaka named Kukura was the origin of the descendants known as Vahni, Vilomā, Kapotaromā, Anu, Andhaka, Dundubhi, Avidyota, Punarvasu and Āhuka. Āhuka had two sons, named Devaka and Ugrasena. The four sons of Devaka were known as Devavān, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana, and his seven daughters were Dhṛtadevā, Śāntidevā, Upadevā, Śrīdevā, Devarakṣitā, Sahadevā and Devakī. Vasudeva married all seven daughters of Devaka. Ugrasena had nine sons named Kaṁsa, Sunāmā, Nyagrodha, Kaṅka, Śaṅku, Suhū, Rāṣṭrapāla, Dhṛṣṭi and Tuṣṭimān, and he had five daughters named Kaṁsā, Kaṁsavatī, Kaṅkā, Śūrabhū and Rāṣṭrapālikā. The younger brothers of Vasudeva married all the daughters of Ugrasena.
Vidūratha, the son of Citraratha, had a son named Śūra, who had ten other sons, of whom Vasudeva was the chief. Śūra gave one of his five daughters, Pṛthā, to his friend Kunti, and therefore she was also named Kuntī. In her maiden state she gave birth to a child named Karṇa, and later she married Mahārāja Pāṇḍu.
Vṛddhaśarmā married the daughter of Śūra named Śrutadevā, from whose womb Dantavakra was born. Dhṛṣṭaketu married Śūra's daughter named Śrutakīrti, who had five sons. Jayasena married Śūra's daughter named Rājādhidevī. The king of Cedi-deśa, Damaghoṣa, married the daughter of Śūra named Śrutaśravā, from whom Śiśupāla was born.
Devabhāga, through the womb of Kaṁsā, begot Citraketu and Bṛhadbala; and Devaśravā, through the womb of Kaṁsavatī, begot Suvīra and Iṣumān. From Kaṅka, through the womb of Kaṅkā, came Baka, Satyajit and Purujit, and from Sṛñjaya, through the womb of Rāṣṭrapālikā, came Vṛṣa and Durmarṣaṇa. Śyāmaka, through the womb of Śūrabhūmi, begot Harikeśa and Hiraṇyākṣa. Vatsaka, through the womb of Miśrakeśī, begot Vṛka, who begot the sons named Takṣa, Puṣkara and Śāla. From Samīka came Sumitra and Arjunapāla, and from Ānaka came Ṛtadhāmā and Jaya.
Vasudeva had many wives, of whom Devakī and Rohiṇī were the most important. From the womb of Rohiṇī, Baladeva was born, along with Gada, Sāraṇa, Durmada, Vipula, Dhruva, Kṛta and others. Vasudeva had many other sons by his other wives, and the eighth son to appear from the womb of Devakī was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who delivered the entire world from the burden of demons. This chapter ends by glorifying the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vāsudeva.
Personal Guidance
Because Jyāmagha had earlier worshiped demigods and Pitās, Śaibyā becomes pregnant and bears Vidarbha — who in time marries the captive girl. Past worship sometimes cashes in many years later, exactly when an outrageous promise needs backing.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I making promises whose backing must come from worship I have not yet performed?
- What past 'unfulfilled' worship might still be quietly compounding in my favor?
My note
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