Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.1
श्रीशुक उवाच
तस्यां विदर्भोऽजनयत् पुत्रौ नाम्ना कुशक्रथौ ।
तृतीयं रोमपादं च विदर्भकुलनन्दनम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
tasyāṁ vidarbho ’janayat
[tasyaam vidarbho ’janayat]
putrau nāmnā kuśa-krathau
[putrau naamnaa kusha-krathau]
tṛtīyaṁ romapādaṁ ca
[triteeyam romapaadam cha]
vidarbha-kula-nandanam
[vidarbha-kula-nandanam]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
tasyām
—
in that girl
vidarbhaḥ
—
the son born of Śaibyā named Vidarbha
ajanayat
—
gave birth
putrau
—
to two sons
nāmnā
—
by the name
kuśa-krathau
—
Kuśa and Kratha
tṛtīyam
—
and a third son
romapādam ca
—
Romapāda also
vidarbha-kula-nandanam
—
the favorite in the dynasty of Vidarbha.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
tasyāṁ vidarbho ’janayat
tasyām
in that girl
vidarbhaḥ
the son born of Śaibyā named Vidarbha
ajanayat
gave birth
putrau nāmnā kuśa-krathau
putrau
to two sons
nāmnā
by the name
kuśa-krathau
Kuśa and Kratha
tṛtīyaṁ romapādaṁ ca
tṛtīyam
and a third son
romapādam ca
Romapāda also
vidarbha-kula-nandanam
vidarbha-kula-nandanam
the favorite in the dynasty of Vidarbha.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: By the womb of the girl brought by his father, Vidarbha begot three sons, named Kuśa, Kratha and Romapāda. Romapāda was the favorite in the dynasty of Vidarbha.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In the womb of the girl brought by his father, Vidarbha begot three sons, named Kuśa, Kratha and Romapāda. Romapāda was the favorite in the dynasty of Vidarbha.
The Twenty-fourth Chapter describes Vasudeva and Devakī, the mother and father of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma in the Yadu dynasty.
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Personal Guidance
Vidarbha begets Kuśa, Kratha, and Romapāda — Romapāda becoming the dynasty's favorite. Within a single family, even when all are loved, one branch quietly takes the lead in the long story.
Reflection Questions
- Whose 'favorite branch' is quietly emerging in my own family or community, and am I noticing?
- How could conscious recognition help that branch fulfill its role?
My note
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