Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.40
शिशुपाळ: सुतस्तस्या: कथितस्तस्य सम्भव:
देवभागस्य कंसायां चित्रकेतुबृहद्बलौ ॥ ४० ॥
śiśupālaḥ sutas tasyāḥ
[shishupaalah sutas tasyaah]
kathitas tasya sambhavaḥ
[kathitas tasya sambhavah]
devabhāgasya kaṁsāyāṁ
[devabhaagasya kamsaayaam]
citraketu-bṛhadbalau
[chitraketu-brihadbalau]
Word-for-word
śiśupālaḥ
—
Śiśupāla
sutaḥ
—
the son
tasyāḥ
—
of her (Śrutaśravā)
kathitaḥ
—
already described (in the Seventh Canto)
tasya
—
his
sambhavaḥ
—
birth
devabhāgasya
—
from Devabhāga, a brother of Vasudeva’s
kaṁsāyām
—
in the womb of Kaṁsā, his wife
citraketu
—
Citraketu
bṛhadbalau
—
and Bṛhadbala.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śiśupālaḥ sutas tasyāḥ
śiśupālaḥ
Śiśupāla
sutaḥ
the son
tasyāḥ
of her (Śrutaśravā)
kathitas tasya sambhavaḥ
kathitaḥ
already described (in the Seventh Canto)
tasya
his
sambhavaḥ
birth
devabhāgasya kaṁsāyāṁ
devabhāgasya
from Devabhāga, a brother of Vasudeva’s
kaṁsāyām
in the womb of Kaṁsā, his wife
citraketu-bṛhadbalau
citraketu
Citraketu
bṛhadbalau
and Bṛhadbala.
The son of Śrutaśravā was Śiśupāla, whose birth has already been described [in the Seventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam]. Vasudeva’s brother named Devabhāga had two sons born of his wife, Kaṁsā. These two sons were Citraketu and Bṛhadbala.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Śrutaśravā was Śiśupāla, whose birth has already been described (in the Seventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam). Vasudeva's brother named Devabhāga had two sons born of his wife, Kaṁsā. These two sons were Citraketu and Bṛhadbala.
Personal Guidance
Śiśupāla is born of Śrutaśravā — the very child whom Kṛṣṇa will eventually kill. Aunt to Kṛṣṇa's mother, mother to Kṛṣṇa's enemy — the Lord's own family contains the seed of the antagonist.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my own family is an antagonist being formed who calls me uncle or aunt?
- How can love and clarity both be maintained when family yields both friends and foes?
My note
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