SB 4.13.12

SB 4.13.12

Devanagari

स्वर्वीथिर्वत्सरस्येष्टा भार्यासूत षडात्मजान् । पुष्पार्णं तिग्मकेतुं च इषमूर्जं वसुं जयम् ॥ १२ ॥

Verse text

svarvīthir vatsarasyeṣṭā bhāryāsūta ṣaḍ-ātmajān puṣpārṇaṁ tigmaketuṁ ca iṣam ūrjaṁ vasuṁ jayam

Synonyms

svarvīthiḥ Svarvīthi ; vatsarasya of King Vatsara ; iṣṭā very dear ; bhāryā wife ; asūta gave birth to ; ṣaṭ six ; ātmajān sons ; puṣpārṇam Puṣpārṇa ; tigmaketum Tigmaketu ; ca also ; iṣam Iṣa ; ūrjam Ūrja ; vasum Vasu ; jayam Jaya .

Translation

King Vatsara had a very dear wife whose name was Svarvīthi, and she gave birth to six sons, named Puṣpārṇa, Tigmaketu, Iṣa, Ūrja, Vasu and Jaya.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Svarvīthi, Vatsara’s dear wife, gave birth to six sons, named Puṣpārṇa, Tigmaketu, Iṣa, Ūrja, Vasu and Jaya.

Purport

Vatsara’s wife is mentioned here as iṣṭā, which means “worshipable.” In other words, it appears that Vatsara’s wife had all good qualities; for example, she was always very faithful and obedient and affectionate to her husband. She had all good qualities for managing household affairs. If both the husband and wife are endowed with good qualities and live peacefully, then nice children take birth, and thus the whole family is happy and prosperous.