SB 9.24.42 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.42

सृञ्जयो राष्ट्रपाल्यां च वृषदुर्मर्षणादिकान् । हरिकेशहिरण्याक्षौ शूरभूम्यां च श्यामक: ॥ ४२ ॥

sṛñjayo rāṣṭrapālyāṁ ca

[srinjayo raashtrapaalyaam cha]

vṛṣa-durmarṣaṇādikān

[vrisha-durmarshanaadikaan]

harikeśa-hiraṇyākṣau

[harikesha-hiranyaakshau]

śūrabhūmyāṁ ca śyāmakaḥ

[shoorabhoomyaam cha shyaamakah]

Word-for-word

sṛñjayaḥ — Sṛñjaya rāṣṭrapālyām — through his wife, Rāṣṭrapālikā ca — and vṛṣa-durmarṣaṇa-ādikān — begot sons headed by Vṛṣa and Durmarṣaṇa harikeśa — Harikeśa hiraṇyākṣau — and Hiraṇyākṣa śūrabhūmyām — in the womb of Śūrabhūmi ca — and śyāmakaḥ — King Śyāmaka.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sṛñjayo rāṣṭrapālyāṁ ca

sṛñjayaḥ

Sṛñjaya

rāṣṭrapālyām

through his wife, Rāṣṭrapālikā

and

vṛṣa-durmarṣaṇādikān

vṛṣa-durmarṣaṇa-ādikān

begot sons headed by Vṛṣa and Durmarṣaṇa

harikeśa-hiraṇyākṣau

harikeśa

Harikeśa

hiraṇyākṣau

and Hiraṇyākṣa

śūrabhūmyāṁ ca śyāmakaḥ

śūrabhūmyām

in the womb of Śūrabhūmi

and

śyāmakaḥ

King Śyāmaka.

King Sṛñjaya, by his wife, Rāṣṭrapālikā, begot sons headed by Vṛṣa and Durmarṣaṇa. King Śyāmaka, by his wife, Śūrabhūmi, begot two sons, named Harikeśa and Hiraṇyākṣa.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

King Sṛñjaya, Vasudeva’s brother, by his wife, Rāṣṭrapālikā, begot sons headed by Vṛṣa and Durmarṣaṇa. King Śyāmaka, another brother of Vasudeva,by his wife, Śūrabhūmi, begot two sons, named Harikeśa and Hiraṇyākṣa.

Personal Guidance

Sṛṣjaya's sons headed by Vṛṣa and Durmarṣaṇa; Śyāmaka's sons Harikeśa and Hiraṇyākṣa. The bigger family swells with names — most of whom will not appear later, but each played a role in maintaining the Yadava strength.

Reflection Questions

Whose role is mostly to maintain the strength of a circle without being singled out?
Am I content to be that kind of strength?

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