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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.1

श्रीशुक उवाच विरूप: केतुमाञ्छम्भुरम्बरीषसुतास्त्रय: । विरूपात् पृषदश्वोऽभूत्तत् पुत्रस्तु रथीतर: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
virūpaḥ ketumāṣ chambhur
[viroopah ketumaash chambhur]
ambarīṣa-sutās trayaḥ
[ambareesha-sutaas trayah]
virūpāt pṛṣadaśvo ’bhūt
[viroopaat prishadashvo ’bhoot]
tat-putras tu rathītaraḥ
[tat-putras tu ratheetarah]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said virūpaḥ — by the name Virūpa ketumān — by the name Ketumān śambhuḥ — by the name Śambhu ambarīṣa — of Ambarīṣa Mahārāja sutāḥ trayaḥ — the three sons virūpāt — from Virūpa pṛṣadaśvaḥ — of the name Pṛṣadaśva abhūt — there was tat-putraḥ — his son tu — and rathītaraḥ — of the name Rathītara.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
virūpaḥ ketumāṣ chambhur
virūpaḥ
by the name Virūpa
ketumān
by the name Ketumān
ambarīṣa-sutās trayaḥ
śambhuḥ
by the name Śambhu
ambarīṣa
of Ambarīṣa Mahārāja
sutāḥ trayaḥ
the three sons
virūpāt pṛṣadaśvo ’bhūt
virūpāt
from Virūpa
pṛṣadaśvaḥ
of the name Pṛṣadaśva
abhūt
there was
tat-putras tu rathītaraḥ
tat-putraḥ
his son
tu
and
rathītaraḥ
of the name Rathītara.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Ambarīṣa had three sons, named Virūpa, Ketumān and Śambhu. From Virūpa came a son named Pṛṣadaśva, and from Pṛṣadaśva came a son named Rathītara.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Ambarīṣa had three sons, named Virūpa, Ketumān and Śambhu. From Virūpa came a son named Pṛṣadaśva, and from Pṛṣadaśva came a son named Rathītara. The Sixth Chapter tells the stories of Śaśāda, Indravāha, Yuvanāśva, Māndhātā and the astonishing story of the sage Saubhari.
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Personal Guidance
The Bhāgavatam preserves dynastic memory carefully. Remembering where we come from — biologically and spiritually — situates us within a larger story than our individual life.
Reflection Questions
  • How well do I know the spiritual lineage I have entered, beyond just my immediate teacher?
  • What inheritance — good or burdensome — am I carrying that I have not yet examined?
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