Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.41
कंसवत्यां देवश्रवस: सुवीर इषुमांस्तथा
बक: कङ्कात् तु कङ्कायां सत्यजित्पुरुजित् तथा ॥ ४१ ॥
kaṁsavatyāṁ devaśravasaḥ
[kamsavatyaam devashravasah]
suvīra iṣumāṁs tathā
[suveera ishumaams tathaa]
bakaḥ kaṅkāt tu kaṅkāyāṁ
[bakah kankaat tu kankaayaam]
satyajit purujit tathā
[satyajit purujit tathaa]
Word-for-word
kaṁsavatyām
—
in the womb of Kaṁsavatī
devaśravasaḥ
—
from Devaśravā, a brother of Vasudeva’s
suvīraḥ
—
Suvīra
iṣumān
—
Iṣumān
tathā
—
as well as
bakaḥ
—
Baka
kaṅkāt
—
from Kaṅka
tu
—
indeed
kaṅkāyām
—
in his wife, named Kaṅkā
satyajit
—
Satyajit
purujit
—
Purujit
tathā
—
as well as.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kaṁsavatyāṁ devaśravasaḥ
kaṁsavatyām
in the womb of Kaṁsavatī
devaśravasaḥ
from Devaśravā, a brother of Vasudeva’s
suvīra iṣumāṁs tathā
suvīraḥ
Suvīra
iṣumān
Iṣumān
tathā
as well as
bakaḥ kaṅkāt tu kaṅkāyāṁ
bakaḥ
Baka
kaṅkāt
from Kaṅka
tu
indeed
kaṅkāyām
in his wife, named Kaṅkā
satyajit purujit tathā
satyajit
Satyajit
purujit
Purujit
tathā
as well as.
Vasudeva’s brother named Devaśravā married Kaṁsavatī, by whom he begot two sons, named Suvīra and Iṣumān. Kaṅka, by his wife Kaṅkā, begot three sons, named Baka, Satyajit and Purujit.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Vasudeva's brother named Devaśravā married Kaṁsavatī, by whom he begot two sons, named Suvīra and Iṣumān. Kaṅka, Vasudeva’s brother, by his wife Kaṅkā, begot three sons, named Baka, Satyajit and Purujit.
Having described the husband’s of Vasudeva’s sisters and their sons, now Śukadeva describes the wives of his nine brothers and their children in nine and a half verses.
Personal Guidance
Devaśravā, Kaṅka — Vasudeva's brothers — each produce children with their wives. Brothers of a major devotional figure are also family men with their own quiet sons.
Reflection Questions
- Whose brothers in major devotee-families have I overlooked, who deserve recognition?
- Where could I honor the families of those whose famous siblings overshadow them?
My note
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