🪷 ŚB 9.23.20-21

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

यत्रावतीर्णो भगवान् परमात्मा नराकृति: । यदो: सहस्रजित्क्रोष्टा नलो रिपुरिति श्रुता: ॥ २० ॥ चत्वार: सूनवस्तत्र शतजित् प्रथमात्मज: । महाहयो रेणुहयो हैहयश्चेति तत्सुता: ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

yatrāvatīrṇo bhagavān paramātmā narākṛtiḥ yadoḥ sahasrajit kroṣṭā nalo ripur iti śrutāḥ
Synonyms
yatra — wherein, in which dynasty; avatīrṇaḥ — descended; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa; paramātmā — who is the Supersoul of all living entities; nara-ākṛtiḥ — a person, exactly resembling a human being; yadoḥ — of Yadu; sahasrajit — Sahasrajit; kroṣṭā — Kroṣṭā; nalaḥ — Nala; ripuḥ — Ripu; iti śrutāḥ — thus they are celebrated; catvāraḥ — four; sūnavaḥ — sons; tatra — therein; śatajit — Śatajit; prathama-ātmajaḥ — of the first sons; mahāhayaḥ — Mahāhaya; reṇuhayaḥ — Reṇuhaya; haihayaḥ — Haihaya; ca — and; iti — thus; tat-sutāḥ — his sons (the sons of Śatajit).

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the Supersoul in the hearts of all living entities, descended in His original form as a human being in the dynasty or family of Yadu. Yadu had four sons, named Sahasrajit, Kroṣṭā, Nala and Ripu. Of these four, the eldest, Sahasrajit, had a son named Śatajit, who had three sons, named Mahāhaya, Reṇuhaya and Haihaya.

Sources and Connected Bhāgavata Readings

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ŚB 9.23.20-21requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 9.23parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 9parent skandha chapter index/bhagavatammaster index for 12 skandhas, 335 chapters, and 13,003 reading pagesŚB 1.1.1satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi · the Bhāgavatam source meditationŚB 1.2.6supreme dharma as ahaitukī and apratihatā bhaktiŚB 1.2.11Brahman · Paramātmā · Bhagavān as one advaya-tattvaŚB 1.3.28kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam · Krishna-pramāṇa source sealŚB 10.10.29Dāmodara/Yamala-arjuna · Krishna as supreme original PersonŚB 10.10.30-31Krishna as Kāla · Viṣṇu · Paramātmā · AntaryāmīŚB 10.10.38speech, hearing, body, mind, head, and sight offered in Krishna-sevāŚB 10.10.39Gokuleśvara bound by love, smilingŚB 10.10.40Nārada correction as anugrahaŚB 10.10.41sādhu-darśana removes bondage-darknessŚB 12.2.18Kalki witness at ŚambhalaŚB 12.3.51Kali-yuga blessing through Krishna-kīrtanaSkandha 10 līlā index20-anchor Krishna-līlā reading pathway inside the Bhāgavatam master pageBG 7.7mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat · no source higher than KrishnaBG 10.8ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ · Krishna as source of allBG 15.15Krishna seated in every heart and the target of all Veda/binduDiamond of Darśanas · Bhāgavata prema as the Bindu made rasa/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation

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