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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.5

तेषां पुरस्तादभवन्नार्यावर्ते नृपा नृप । पञ्चविंशति: पश्चाच्च त्रयो मध्येऽपरेऽन्यत: ॥ ५ ॥
teṣāṁ purastād abhavann
[teshaam purastaad abhavann]
āryāvarte nṛpā nṛpa
[aaryaavarte nripaa nripa]
pañca-viṁśatiḥ paścāc ca
[pancha-vimshatih pashchaach cha]
trayo madhye ’pare ’nyataḥ
[trayo madhye ’pare ’nyatah]
Word-for-word
teṣām — among all of those sons purastāt — on the eastern side abhavan — they became āryāvarte — in the place within the Himālaya and Vindhya mountains known as Āryāvarta nṛpāḥ — kings nṛpa — O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit) pañca-viṁśatiḥ — twenty-five paścāt — on the western side ca — also trayaḥ — three of them madhye — in the middle (between east and west) apare — others anyataḥ — in other places.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
teṣāṁ purastād abhavann
teṣām
among all of those sons
purastāt
on the eastern side
abhavan
they became
āryāvarte nṛpā nṛpa
āryāvarte
in the place within the Himālaya and Vindhya mountains known as Āryāvarta
nṛpāḥ
kings
nṛpa
O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
pañca-viṁśatiḥ paścāc ca
pañca-viṁśatiḥ
twenty-five
paścāt
on the western side
ca
also
trayo madhye ’pare ’nyataḥ
trayaḥ
three of them
madhye
in the middle (between east and west)
apare
others
anyataḥ
in other places.
Of the one hundred sons, twenty-five became kings in the western side of Āryāvarta, a place between the Himālaya and Vindhya mountains. Another twenty-five sons became kings in the east of Āryāvarta, and the three principal sons became kings in the middle. The other sons became kings in various other places.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Of the one hundred sons, twenty-five became kings in the eastern side of Āryāvarta. Another twenty-five sons became kings to the west of Āryāvarta, and the three principal sons became kings in the middle. The other sons became kings in various other places. Āryāvarta is a pious land between the Vindya and Himalaya ranges. East of that, stretching to the ocean, in separate areas, twenty-five sons became kings. West of Āryāvarta twenty-five became kings. The three eldest sons became kings of the middle area. Others became kings in the north and south.
Personal Guidance
A wise ruler distributes responsibility rather than centralizing it. Spreading leadership across many shoulders — east, west, center — is a sign of mature stewardship, not loss of control.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I gripping responsibility I should be delegating?
  • Who in my circle is ready for more responsibility than I am currently entrusting to them?
📝 My note

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