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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.8.4

आज्ञायास्यै सपत्नीभिर्गरो दत्तोऽन्धसा सह । सह तेनैव सञ्जात: सगराख्यो महायशा: । सगरश्चक्रवर्त्यासीत् सागरो यत्सुतै: कृत: ॥ ४ ॥
ājñāyāsyai sapatnībhir
[aajnaayaasyai sapatneebhir]
garo datto ’ndhasā saha
[garo datto ’ndhasaa saha]
saha tenaiva sañjātaḥ
[saha tenaiva sanjaatah]
sagarākhyo mahā-yaśāḥ
[sagaraakhyo mahaa-yashaah]
sagaraś cakravarty āsīt
[sagarash chakravarty aaseet]
sāgaro yat-sutaiḥ kṛtaḥ
[saagaro yat-sutaih kritah]
Word-for-word
ājñāya — knowing (this) asyai — unto that pregnant queen sapatnībhiḥ — by the co-wives of the wife of Bāhuka garaḥ — poison dattaḥ — was given andhasā saha — with her food saha tena — with that poison eva — also sañjātaḥ — was born sagara-ākhyaḥ — by the name Sagara mahā-yaśāḥ — having a great reputation sagaraḥ — King Sagara cakravartī — the emperor āsīt — became sāgaraḥ — the place known as Gaṅgāsāgara yat-sutaiḥ — by the sons of whom kṛtaḥ — was excavated.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ājñāyāsyai sapatnībhir
ājñāya
knowing (this)
asyai
unto that pregnant queen
sapatnībhiḥ
by the co-wives of the wife of Bāhuka
garo datto ’ndhasā saha
garaḥ
poison
dattaḥ
was given
saha tenaiva sañjātaḥ
andhasā saha
with her food
sagarākhyo mahā-yaśāḥ
saha tena
with that poison
eva
also
sañjātaḥ
was born
sagaraś cakravarty āsīt
sagara-ākhyaḥ
by the name Sagara
mahā-yaśāḥ
having a great reputation
sāgaro yat-sutaiḥ kṛtaḥ
sagaraḥ
King Sagara
cakravartī
the emperor
āsīt
became
sāgaraḥ
the place known as Gaṅgāsāgara
yat-sutaiḥ
by the sons of whom
kṛtaḥ
was excavated.
Knowing that she was pregnant, the co-wives of the wife of Bāhuka conspired to give her poison with her food, but it did not act. Instead, the son was born along with the poison. Therefore he became famous as Sagara [“one who is born with poison”]. Sagara later became the emperor. The place known as Gaṅgāsāgara was excavated by his sons.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Knowing that she was pregnant, the co-wives of the wife of Bāhuka gave her poison with her food. The famous son was born along with the poison. Therefore he became famous as Sagara, "one who is born with poison". Sagara later became the emperor. His sons dug up the ocean. They gave her poison with her food (andhasā).
Personal Guidance
Sagara is born even though his co-wives poison his mother. When the Lord wills a soul into the world for a purpose, even deliberate harm becomes the very label by which he is known and remembered.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'poison' was present at my own beginning that, by the Lord's arrangement, did not destroy me?
  • Whose hostile interference in my life has the Lord rendered harmless?
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