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SB 9.21.1

Devanāgarī

श्रीशुक उवाच वितथस्य सुतान् मन्योर्बृहत्क्षत्रो जयस्तत: । महावीर्यो नरो गर्ग: सङ्‍कृतिस्तु नरात्मज: ॥ १ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca vitathasya sutān manyor bṛhatkṣatro jayas tataḥ mahāvīryo naro gargaḥ saṅkṛtis tu narātmajaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;vitathasya—of Vitatha (Bharadvāja), who was accepted in the family of Mahārāja Bharata under special circumstances of disappointment;sutāt—from the son;manyoḥ—named Manyu;bṛhatkṣatraḥ—Bṛhatkṣatra;jayaḥ—Jaya;tataḥ—from him;mahāvīryaḥ—Mahāvīrya;naraḥ—Nara;gargaḥ—Garga;saṅkṛtiḥ—Saṅkṛti;tu—certainly;nara-ātmajaḥ—the son of Nara.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Because Bharadvāja was delivered by the Marut demigods, he was known as Vitatha. The son of Vitatha was Manyu, and from Manyu came five sons — Bṛhatkṣatra, Jaya, Mahāvīrya, Nara and Garga. Of these five, the one known as Nara had a son named Saṅkṛti.

Chapter 21SB 9.21.2