Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.23.6
चक्रु: स्वनाम्ना विषयान् षडिमान् प्राच्यकांश्च ते ।
खलपानोऽङ्गतो जज्ञे तस्माद् दिविरथस्तत: ॥ ६ ॥
cakruḥ sva-nāmnā viṣayān
[chakruh sva-naamnaa vishayaan]
ṣaḍ imān prācyakāṁś ca te
[shad imaan praachyakaamsh cha te]
khalapāno ’ṅgato jajñe
[khalapaano ’ngato jajne]
tasmād divirathas tataḥ
[tasmaad divirathas tatah]
Word-for-word
cakruḥ
—
they created
sva-nāmnā
—
by their own names
viṣayān
—
different states
ṣaṭ
—
six
imān
—
all these
prācyakān ca
—
on the eastern side (of India)
te
—
those (six kings)
khalapānaḥ
—
Khalapāna
aṅgataḥ
—
from King Aṅga
jajñe
—
took birth
tasmāt
—
from him (Khalapāna)
divirathaḥ
—
Diviratha
tataḥ
—
thereafter.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
cakruḥ sva-nāmnā viṣayān
cakruḥ
they created
sva-nāmnā
by their own names
viṣayān
different states
ṣaḍ imān prācyakāṁś ca te
ṣaṭ
six
imān
all these
prācyakān ca
on the eastern side (of India)
te
those (six kings)
khalapāno ’ṅgato jajñe
khalapānaḥ
Khalapāna
aṅgataḥ
from King Aṅga
jajñe
took birth
tasmād divirathas tataḥ
tasmāt
from him (Khalapāna)
divirathaḥ
Diviratha
tataḥ
thereafter.
These six sons, headed by Aṅga, later became kings of six states in the eastern side of India. These states were known according to the names of their respective kings. From Aṅga came a son named Khalapāna, and from Khalapāna came Diviratha.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
These six sons, headed by Aṅga, later became kings of six states in the eastern side of India, known by the names of those kings. From Aṅga came a son named Khalapāna, and from Khalapāna came Diviratha.
Viṣayān means provinces. Prāchykān means eastern parts of Bhārata-varṣa.
Personal Guidance
Six brothers become kings of six eastern states named after themselves. Healthy fraternal succession can populate a whole region with order — not every brother-cluster ends in war.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my own family of origin could siblings constructively share territory rather than compete for the same throne?
- What 'state' could I cede so a sibling can rule it well?
My note
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