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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.38

शशबिन्दोर्दुहितरि बिन्दुमत्यामधान्नृप: । पुरुकुत्समम्बरीषं मुचुकुन्दं च योगिनम् । तेषां स्वसार: पञ्चाशत् सौभरिं वव्रिरे पतिम् ॥ ३८ ॥
śaśabindor duhitari
[shashabindor duhitari]
bindumatyām adhān nṛpaḥ
[bindumatyaam adhaan nripah]
purukutsam ambarīṣaṁ
[purukutsam ambareesham]
mucukundaṁ ca yoginam
[muchukundam cha yoginam]
teṣāṁ svasāraḥ pañcāśat
[teshaam svasaarah panchaashat]
saubhariṁ vavrire patim
[saubharim vavrire patim]
Word-for-word
śaśabindoḥ — of a king known as Śaśabindu duhitari — unto the daughter bindumatyām — whose name was Bindumatī adhāt — begot nṛpaḥ — the King (Māndhātā) purukutsam — Purukutsa ambarīṣam — Ambarīṣa mucukundam — Mucukunda ca — and yoginam — a highly elevated mystic teṣām — of them svasāraḥ — the sisters pañcāśat — fifty saubharim — unto the great sage Saubhari vavrire — accepted patim — as husband.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śaśabindor duhitari
śaśabindoḥ
of a king known as Śaśabindu
duhitari
unto the daughter
bindumatyām adhān nṛpaḥ
bindumatyām
whose name was Bindumatī
adhāt
begot
nṛpaḥ
the King (Māndhātā)
purukutsam ambarīṣaṁ
purukutsam
Purukutsa
ambarīṣam
Ambarīṣa
mucukundaṁ ca yoginam
mucukundam
Mucukunda
ca
and
yoginam
a highly elevated mystic
teṣāṁ svasāraḥ pañcāśat
teṣām
of them
svasāraḥ
the sisters
pañcāśat
fifty
saubhariṁ vavrire patim
saubharim
unto the great sage Saubhari
vavrire
accepted
patim
as husband.
Māndhātā begot three sons in the womb of Bindumatī, the daughter of Śaśabindu. These sons were Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa, and Mucukunda, a great mystic yogī. These three brothers had fifty sisters, who all accepted the great sage Saubhari as their husband.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Māndhātā begot three sons in the womb of Bindumatī, the daughter of Śaśabindu. These sons were Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa, and Mucukunda, a great mystic yogī. These three brothers had fifty sisters, who all accepted the great sage Saubhari as their husband.
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Personal Guidance
From a single noble family come a yogī, an emperor, and fifty daughters who accept one ascetic husband. Within the same household, very different paths can unfold — we should not project a single mold on all our children or peers.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I expecting people close to me to follow a path that is not actually theirs?
  • How can I bless very different vocations within my own family or circle?
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