SB 9.6.12 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.12

पुरञ्जयस्तस्य सुत इन्द्रवाह इतीरित: । ककुत्स्थ इति चाप्युक्त: श‍ृणु नामानि कर्मभि: ॥ १२ ॥

purañjayas tasya suta

[puranjayas tasya suta]

indravāha itīritaḥ

[indravaaha iteeritah]

kakutstha iti cāpy uktaḥ

[kakutstha iti chaapy uktah]

śṛṇu nāmāni karmabhiḥ

[shrinu naamaani karmabhih]

Word-for-word

puram-jayaḥ — Purañjaya (“the conqueror of the residence”) tasya — his (Vikukṣi’s) sutaḥ — son indra-vāhaḥ — Indravāha (“he whose carrier is Indra”) iti — thus īritaḥ — known as such kakutsthaḥ — Kakutstha (“situated on the hump of a bull”) iti — thus ca — also api — indeed uktaḥ — known as such śṛṇu — just hear nāmāni — all the names karmabhiḥ — according to one’s work.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

purañjayas tasya suta

puram-jayaḥ

Purañjaya (“the conqueror of the residence”)

tasya

his (Vikukṣi’s)

sutaḥ

son

indravāha itīritaḥ

indra-vāhaḥ

Indravāha (“he whose carrier is Indra”)

iti

thus

īritaḥ

known as such

kakutstha iti cāpy uktaḥ

kakutsthaḥ

Kakutstha (“situated on the hump of a bull”)

iti

thus

also

api

indeed

uktaḥ

known as such

śṛṇu nāmāni karmabhiḥ

śṛṇu

just hear

nāmāni

all the names

karmabhiḥ

according to one’s work.

The son of Śaśāda was Purañjaya, who is also known as Indravāha and sometimes as Kakutstha. Please hear from me how he received different names for different activities.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The son of Saśāda was Purañjaya, who is also known as Indravāha and sometimes as Kakutstha. Please hear from me how he received different names for different activities. He was called Purañjaya because he conquered the city of the demons. He was called Indravāha because Indra became his carrier. He was called Kakutsha because he stood on the back of a bull. Hear how these names arose by his activities.

Personal Guidance

Names accumulate around our deeds. Each significant action gives us another title — and at the end of life, that constellation of names is the truest description of who we became.

Reflection Questions

If people had to give me three nicknames based on my behavior, what would they be?
Which name would I most like to earn next — and what would have to change to earn it?

📝 My note

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