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Chapter 7: The Activities of King Bharata

Verse 2 of 14
SB 5.7.2

तस्यामु ह वा आत्मजान्कार्त्स्न्येनानुरूपानात्मनः पंच जनयाम् आस भूतादिरिव भूतसूक्ष्माणि. सुमतिं राष्ट्रभृतं सुदर्शनम् आवरणं धूम्रकेतुमिति.

tasyām u ha vā ātmajān kārtsnyenānurūpān ātmanaḥ pañca janayām āsa bhūtādir iva bhūta-sūkṣmāṇi. sumatiṁ rāṣṭrabhṛtaṁ sudarśanam āvaraṇaṁ dhūmraketum iti.

Synonyms

tasyāmin her womb; u ha vāindeed; ātma-jānsons; kārtsnyenaentirely; anurūpānexactly like; ātmanaḥhimself; pañcafive; janayām āsabegot; bhūta-ādiḥ ivalike the false ego; bhūta-sūkṣmāṇithe five subtle objects of sense perception; su-matimSumatim; rāṣṭra-bhṛtamRāṣṭrabhṛta; su-darśanamSudarśana; āvaraṇamĀvaraṇa; dhūmra-ketumDhūmraketu; itithus..

Translation

Just as the false ego creates the subtle sense objects, Mahārāja Bharata created five sons in the womb of Pañcajanī, his wife. These sons were named Sumati, Rāṣṭrabhṛta, Sudarśana, Āvaraṇa and Dhūmraketu.

Verse 2 of 14