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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.7.1

श्रीशुक उवाच मान्धातु: पुत्रप्रवरो योऽम्बरीष: प्रकीर्तित: । पितामहेन प्रवृतो यौवनाश्वस्तु तत्सुत: । हारीतस्तस्य पुत्रोऽभून्मान्धातृप्रवरा इमे ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
māndhātuḥ putra-pravaro
[maandhaatuh putra-pravaro]
yo ’mbarīṣaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
[yo ’mbareeshah prakeertitah]
pitāmahena pravṛto
[pitaamahena pravrito]
yauvanāśvas tu tat-sutaḥ
[yauvanaashvas tu tat-sutah]
hārītas tasya putro ’bhūn
[haareetas tasya putro ’bhoon]
māndhātṛ-pravarā ime
[maandhaatri-pravaraa ime]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said māndhātuḥ — of Māndhātā putra-pravaraḥ — the prominent son yaḥ — the one who ambarīṣaḥ — by the name Ambarīṣa prakīrtitaḥ — celebrated pitāmahena — by his grandfather Yuvanāśva pravṛtaḥ — accepted yauvanāśvaḥ — named Yauvanāśva tu — and tat-sutaḥ — the son of Ambarīṣa hārītaḥ — by the name Hārīta tasya — of Yauvanāśva putraḥ — the son abhūt — became māndhātṛ — in the dynasty of Māndhātā pravarāḥ — most prominent ime — all of them.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
māndhātuḥ putra-pravaro
māndhātuḥ
of Māndhātā
putra-pravaraḥ
the prominent son
yo ’mbarīṣaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
pitāmahena pravṛto
yauvanāśvas tu tat-sutaḥ
yaḥ
the one who
ambarīṣaḥ
by the name Ambarīṣa
hārītas tasya putro ’bhūn
māndhātṛ-pravarā ime
prakīrtitaḥ
celebrated
pitāmahena
by his grandfather Yuvanāśva
pravṛtaḥ
accepted
yauvanāśvaḥ
named Yauvanāśva
tu
and
tat-sutaḥ
the son of Ambarīṣa
hārītaḥ
by the name Hārīta
tasya
of Yauvanāśva
putraḥ
the son
abhūt
became
māndhātṛ
in the dynasty of Māndhātā
pravarāḥ
most prominent
ime
all of them.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The most prominent among the sons of Māndhātā was he who is celebrated as Ambarīṣa. Ambarīṣa was accepted as son by his grandfather Yuvanāśva. Ambarīṣa’s son was Yauvanāśva, and Yauvanāśva’s son was Hārīta. In Māndhātā’s dynasty, Ambarīṣa, Hārīta and Yauvanāśva were very prominent.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The most prominent among the sons of Māndhātā was he who is celebrated as Ambarīṣa. Ambarīṣa was accepted as a son by his grandfather Yuvanāśva. Ambarīṣa's son was Yauvanāśva, and Yauvanāśva's son was Hārīta. In Māndhātā's dynasty, Ambarīṣa, Hārīta and Yauvanāśva were very prominent. In the Seventh Chapter Hariścandra, a descendent of Māndhātā, cheats Varuṇa out of affection for his son, and then satisfies him with a human sacrifice. Yuvanāśva, the grandfather, accepted Ambarīṣa as his son. Ambariṣa’s son was Yauvanāśva. Ambarīṣa, Yauvanāśva and Harītā were the chief descendents of Māndhātā.
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Personal Guidance
Across generations, certain names remain prominent. Spiritual excellence in a single life can leave a marker that outshines countless siblings who lived ordinary lives.
Reflection Questions
  • What would make my life worth naming in a list, rather than passed over as a number?
  • Whom in my own family lineage do I most want to emulate, and why?
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