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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.23.5

अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गाद्या: सुह्मपुण्ड्रौड्रसंज्ञिता: । जज्ञिरे दीर्घतमसो बले: क्षेत्रे महीक्षित: ॥ ५ ॥
aṅga-vaṅga-kaliṅgādyāḥ
[anga-vanga-kalingaadyaah]
suhma-puṇḍrauḍra-saṁjñitāḥ
[suhma-pundraudra-samjnitaah]
jajñire dīrghatamaso
[jajnire deerghatamaso]
baleḥ kṣetre mahīkṣitaḥ
[baleh kshetre maheekshitah]
aṅga — Aṅga vaṅga — Vaṅga kaliṅga — Kaliṅga ādyāḥ — headed by suhma — Suhma puṇḍra — Puṇḍra oḍra — Oḍra saṁjñitāḥ — known as such jajñire — were born dīrghatamasaḥ — by the semen of Dīrghatamā baleḥ — of Bali kṣetre — in the wife mahī-kṣitaḥ — of the king of the world.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aṅga-vaṅga-kaliṅgādyāḥ
aṅga
Aṅga
vaṅga
Vaṅga
kaliṅga
Kaliṅga
ādyāḥ
headed by
suhma-puṇḍrauḍra-saṁjñitāḥ
suhma
Suhma
puṇḍra
Puṇḍra
oḍra
Oḍra
saṁjñitāḥ
known as such
jajñire dīrghatamaso
jajñire
were born
dīrghatamasaḥ
by the semen of Dīrghatamā
baleḥ kṣetre mahīkṣitaḥ
baleḥ
of Bali
kṣetre
in the wife
mahī-kṣitaḥ
of the king of the world.
By the semen of Dīrghatamā in the wife of Bali, the emperor of the world, six sons took birth, namely Aṅga, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Suhma, Puṇḍra and Oḍra.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
By the semen of Dīrghatamā in the wife of Bali, the emperor of the world, six sons took birth, namely Aṅga, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Suhma, Puṇḍra and Oḍra. In the wife of Bali, the son of Utathya (brother of Bṛhaspati), named Dīrghatamā, [Note: He was the blind child of Utathya and Mamatā by the curse of Bṛhaspati. He became a sage and at the request of Bali bore sons in Bali’s wife Sudeṣṇa. ] were born six sons.
By Dīrghatamā's seed in Bali's wife, six sons are born: Aṅga, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Suhma, Puṇḍra, Oḍra. Entire eastern Indian regions are named after these six brothers — geography itself sometimes preserves a single household.
Reflection Questions
  • What geographical or institutional names in my life trace to a single household I have not honored?
  • Where could a small pilgrimage to a region's namesake deepen my connection?
📝 My note

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