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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.4

क्षुवतस्तु मनोर्जज्ञे इक्ष्वाकुर्घ्राणत: सुत: । तस्य पुत्रशतज्येष्ठा विकुक्षिनिमिदण्डका: ॥ ४ ॥
kṣuvatas tu manor jajñe
[kshuvatas tu manor jajne]
ikṣvākur ghrāṇataḥ sutaḥ
[ikshvaakur ghraanatah sutah]
tasya putra-śata-jyeṣṭhā
[tasya putra-shata-jyeshthaa]
vikukṣi-nimi-daṇḍakāḥ
[vikukshi-nimi-dandakaah]
kṣuvataḥ — while sneezing tu — but manoḥ — of Manu jajñe — was born ikṣvākuḥ — by the name Ikṣvāku ghrāṇataḥ — from the nostrils sutaḥ — the son tasya — of Ikṣvāku putra-śata — one hundred sons jyeṣṭhāḥ — prominent vikukṣi — of the name Vikukṣi nimi — by the name Nimi daṇḍakāḥ — by the name Daṇḍakā.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kṣuvatas tu manor jajñe
kṣuvataḥ
while sneezing
tu
but
manoḥ
of Manu
jajñe
was born
ikṣvākur ghrāṇataḥ sutaḥ
ikṣvākuḥ
by the name Ikṣvāku
ghrāṇataḥ
from the nostrils
sutaḥ
the son
tasya putra-śata-jyeṣṭhā
tasya
of Ikṣvāku
putra-śata
one hundred sons
jyeṣṭhāḥ
prominent
vikukṣi-nimi-daṇḍakāḥ
vikukṣi
of the name Vikukṣi
nimi
by the name Nimi
daṇḍakāḥ
by the name Daṇḍakā.
The son of Manu was Ikṣvāku. When Manu was sneezing, Ikṣvāku was born from Manu’s nostrils. King Ikṣvāku had one hundred sons, of whom Vikukṣi, Nimi and Daṇḍakā were the most prominent.

According to Śrīdhara Svāmī, although the Bhāgavatam (9.1.11-12) has previously included Ikṣvāku among the ten sons begotten by Manu in his wife Śraddhā, this was a generalization. It is here specifically explained that Ikṣvāku was born simply from the sneezing of Manu.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When Vaivasvata Manu sneezed, Ikṣvāku was born from Manu's nostrils. King Ikṣvāku had one hundred sons, of whom Vikukṣi, Nimi and Daṇḍakā were the most prominent. The dynasty from Ikṣvāku, Manu’s son, was extensive. [Note: Sudyumna, who was born as a daughter and then transformed into a man, and the nine other sons of Vaivasvata Manu have been described already. Now the tenth son, Ikṣvākau is described.] This is now explained. Ikṣvāku was born out of Manu’s nostril when he sneezed. Śrīdhara Svāmī says that when it is said that ten sons were born from Manu’s wife Śraddhā, this is generalization, since Ikṣvāku was actually born from Manu’s nostril.
Even a sneeze, under the right arrangement, produces a king. The Lord's plans do not depend on dignified mechanics — we should not measure the importance of an event by its outward appearance.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'small' or undignified moment in my life turned out to be a beginning of something significant?
  • Where am I judging an emerging opportunity as too humble or odd to take seriously?
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