SB 9.3.28 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.3.28

सोऽन्त:समुद्रे नगरीं विनिर्माय कुशस्थलीम् । आस्थितोऽभुङ्क्त विषयानानर्तादीनरिन्दम । तस्य पुत्रशतं जज्ञे ककुद्मिज्येष्ठमुत्तमम् ॥ २८ ॥

so ’ntaḥ-samudre nagarīṁ

[so ’ntah-samudre nagareem]

vinirmāya kuśasthalīm

[vinirmaaya kushasthaleem]

āsthito ’bhuṅkta viṣayān

[aasthito ’bhunkta vishayaan]

ānartādīn arindama

[aanartaadeen arindama]

tasya putra-śataṁ jajñe

[tasya putra-shatam jajne]

kakudmi-jyeṣṭham uttamam

[kakudmi-jyeshtham uttamam]

Word-for-word

saḥ — Revata antaḥ-samudre — in the depths of the ocean nagarīm — a town vinirmāya — after constructing kuśasthalīm — named Kuśasthalī āsthitaḥ — lived there abhuṅkta — enjoyed material happiness viṣayān — kingdoms ānarta-ādīn — Ānarta and others arim-dama — O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, subduer of enemies tasya — his putra-śatam — one hundred sons jajñe — were born kakudmi-jyeṣṭham — of whom the eldest was Kakudmī uttamam — most powerful and opulent.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

so ’ntaḥ-samudre nagarīṁ

saḥ

Revata

vinirmāya kuśasthalīm

āsthito ’bhuṅkta viṣayān

antaḥ-samudre

in the depths of the ocean

ānartādīn arindama

nagarīm

a town

vinirmāya

after constructing

tasya putra-śataṁ jajñe

kakudmi-jyeṣṭham uttamam

kuśasthalīm

named Kuśasthalī

āsthitaḥ

lived there

abhuṅkta

enjoyed material happiness

viṣayān

kingdoms

ānarta-ādīn

Ānarta and others

arim-dama

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, subduer of enemies

tasya

his

putra-śatam

one hundred sons

jajñe

were born

kakudmi-jyeṣṭham

of whom the eldest was Kakudmī

uttamam

most powerful and opulent.

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, subduer of enemies, this Revata constructed a kingdom known as Kuśasthalī in the depths of the ocean. There he lived and ruled such tracts of land as Ānarta, etc. He had one hundred very nice sons, of whom the eldest was Kakudmī.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, subduer of enemies! Revata constructed a kingdom known as Kuśasthalī in the depths of the ocean. There he lived and ruled such tracts of land as Ānarta. He had one hundred sons, of whom the eldest was Kakudmī.

Personal Guidance

Revata builds an underwater kingdom, Kuśasthalī, and rules far-flung lands with a hundred sons. Visionary kingship sees territory others cannot — even beneath the ocean.

Reflection Questions

What 'underwater' opportunity am I dismissing because it is invisible to convention?
Where am I underbuilding compared to what my situation could support?

📝 My note

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