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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.5

करम्भि: शकुने: पुत्रो देवरातस्तदात्मज: । देवक्षत्रस्ततस्तस्य मधु: कुरुवशादनु: ॥ ५ ॥
karambhiḥ śakuneḥ putro
[karambhih shakuneh putro]
devarātas tad-ātmajaḥ
[devaraatas tad-aatmajah]
devakṣatras tatas tasya
[devakshatras tatas tasya]
madhuḥ kuruvaśād anuḥ
[madhuh kuruvashaad anuh]
karambhiḥ — Karambhi śakuneḥ — from Śakuni putraḥ — a son devarātaḥ — Devarāta tat-ātmajaḥ — the son of him (Karambhi) devakṣatraḥ — Devakṣatra tataḥ — thereafter tasya — from him (Devakṣatra) madhuḥ — Madhu kuruvaśāt — from Kuruvaśa, the son of Madhu anuḥ — Anu.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
karambhiḥ śakuneḥ putro
karambhiḥ
Karambhi
śakuneḥ
from Śakuni
putraḥ
a son
devarātas tad-ātmajaḥ
devarātaḥ
Devarāta
tat-ātmajaḥ
the son of him (Karambhi)
devakṣatras tatas tasya
devakṣatraḥ
Devakṣatra
tataḥ
thereafter
tasya
from him (Devakṣatra)
madhuḥ kuruvaśād anuḥ
madhuḥ
Madhu
kuruvaśāt
from Kuruvaśa, the son of Madhu
anuḥ
Anu.
From Daśaratha came a son named Śakuni and from Śakuni a son named Karambhi. The son of Karambhi was Devarāta, and his son was Devakṣatra. The son of Devakṣatra was Madhu, and his son was Kuruvaśa, from whom there came a son named Anu.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From Daśaratha came a son named Śakuni and from Śakuni a son named Karambhi. The son of Karambhi was Devarāta, and his son was Devakṣatra. The sons of Devakṣatra were Madhu and Kuruvaśa. From Kuruvaśa there came a son named Anu. Devakṣatra’s sons were Madhu and Kuruvaśa. Kuruvaśa had a son named Anu.
Śakuni, Karambhi, Devarāta, Devakṣatra, Madhu, Kuruvaśa, Anu — yet another stretch leading to a key name. The Bhāgavatam is moving us slowly toward the family of Kṛṣṇa.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose slow movement toward something significant am I currently witnessing?
  • How could attention to the buildup deepen my recognition of the arrival?
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