Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.38
कैकेयो धृष्टकेतुश्च श्रुतकीर्तिमविन्दत
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kaikeyo dhṛṣṭaketuś ca
[kaikeyo dhrishtaketush cha]
śrutakīrtim avindata
[shrutakeertim avindata]
santardanādayas tasyāṁ
[santardanaadayas tasyaam]
pañcāsan kaikayāḥ sutāḥ
[panchaasan kaikayaah sutaah]
Word-for-word
kaikeyaḥ
—
the King of Kekaya
dhṛṣṭaketuḥ
—
Dhṛṣṭaketu
ca
—
also
śrutakīrtim
—
a sister of Kuntī’s named Śrutakīrti
avindata
—
married
santardana-ādayaḥ
—
headed by Santardana
tasyām
—
through her (Śrutakīrti)
pañca
—
five
āsan
—
there were
kaikayāḥ
—
the sons of the King of Kekaya
sutāḥ
—
sons.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kaikeyo dhṛṣṭaketuś ca
kaikeyaḥ
the King of Kekaya
dhṛṣṭaketuḥ
Dhṛṣṭaketu
ca
also
śrutakīrtim avindata
śrutakīrtim
a sister of Kuntī’s named Śrutakīrti
avindata
married
santardanādayas tasyāṁ
santardana-ādayaḥ
headed by Santardana
tasyām
through her (Śrutakīrti)
pañcāsan kaikayāḥ sutāḥ
pañca
five
āsan
there were
kaikayāḥ
the sons of the King of Kekaya
sutāḥ
sons.
King Dhṛṣṭaketu, the King of Kekaya, married Śrutakīrti, another sister of Kuntī’s. Śrutakīrti had five sons, headed by Santardana.
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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
King Dhṛṣṭaketu, the King of Kekaya, married Śrutakīrti, another sister of Kuntī's. Śrutakīrti had five sons, headed by Santardana.
Personal Guidance
Dhṛṣṭaketu of Kekaya marries Śrutakīrti; their five sons headed by Santardana follow. Each Pāṇḍava-aunt produces a branch of cousins; the Lord weaves the Mahābhārata cast through intermarriage long before the war.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my own intermarriage web are the future protagonists already being formed?
- How might paying attention to those young people now reshape later outcomes?
My note
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