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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.27

देवमीढ: शतधनु: कृतवर्मेति तत्सुता: देवमीढस्य शूरस्य मारिषा नाम पत्‍न्यभूत् ॥ २७ ॥
devamīḍhaḥ śatadhanuḥ
[devameedhah shatadhanuh]
kṛtavarmeti tat-sutāḥ
[kritavarmeti tat-sutaah]
devamīḍhasya śūrasya
[devameedhasya shoorasya]
māriṣā nāma patny abhūt
[maarishaa naama patny abhoot]
devamīḍhaḥ — Devamīḍha śatadhanuḥ — Śatadhanu kṛtavarmā — Kṛtavarmā iti — thus tat-sutāḥ — the sons of him (Hṛdika) devamīḍhasya — of Devamīḍha śūrasya — of Śūra māriṣā — Māriṣā nāma — named patnī — wife abhūt — there was.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
devamīḍhaḥ śatadhanuḥ
devamīḍhaḥ
Devamīḍha
śatadhanuḥ
Śatadhanu
kṛtavarmeti tat-sutāḥ
kṛtavarmā
Kṛtavarmā
iti
thus
tat-sutāḥ
the sons of him (Hṛdika)
devamīḍhasya śūrasya
devamīḍhasya
of Devamīḍha
śūrasya
of Śūra
māriṣā nāma patny abhūt
māriṣā
Māriṣā
nāma
named
patnī
wife
abhūt
there was.
The three sons of Hṛdika were Devamīḍha, Śatadhanu and Kṛtavarmā. The son of Devamīḍha was Śūra, whose wife was named Māriṣā.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The three sons of Hṛdika were Devamīḍha, Śatadhanu and Kṛtavarmā. The son of Devamīḍha was Śūra, whose wife was named Māriṣā. Hṛidkia’s sons were Devamīḍah, Śatadhanu, and Kṛtavarmā. Śura was Devamīḍha’s son. Mārīṣā was Śura’s wife.
Hṛdika's sons include Kṛtavarmā, and Devamīḍha's son Śūra has a wife named Māriṣā. The Bhāgavatam now begins naming the grandparents of Kṛṣṇa with intimate detail.
Reflection Questions
  • How well do I know the names of my own grandparents and what they were like?
  • Where might filling in those names deepen my own sense of being placed in a story?
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