SB 9.23.3-4 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

शिबिर्वर: कृमिर्दक्षश्चत्वारोशीनरात्मजा: ।

वृषादर्भ: सुधीरश्च मद्र: केकय आत्मवान् ॥ ३ ॥

शिबेश्चत्वार एवासंस्तितिक्षोश्च रुषद्रथ: ।

ततो होमोऽथ सुतपा बलि: सुतपसोऽभवत् ॥ ४ ॥

Verse text

śibir varaḥ kṛmir dakṣaś

catvārośīnarātmajāḥ

vṛṣādarbhaḥ sudhīraś ca

madraḥ kekaya ātmavān

śibeś catvāra evāsaṁs

titikṣoś ca ruṣadrathaḥ

tato homo ’tha sutapā

baliḥ sutapaso ’bhavat

Synonyms

śibiḥ — Śibi ; varaḥ — Vara ; kṛmiḥ — Kṛmi ; dakṣaḥ — Dakṣa ; catvāraḥ — four ; uśīnara-ātmajāḥ — the sons of Uśīnara ; vṛṣādarbhaḥ — Vṛṣādarbha ; sudhīraḥ ca — as well as Sudhīra ; madraḥ — Madra ; kekayaḥ — Kekaya ; ātmavān — self-realized ; śibeḥ — of Śibi ; catvāraḥ — four ; eva — indeed ; āsan — there were ; titikṣoḥ — of Titikṣu ; ca — also ; ruṣadrathaḥ — a son named Ruṣadratha ; tataḥ — from him (Ruṣadratha) ; homaḥ — Homa ; atha — from him (Homa) ; sutapāḥ — Sutapā ; baliḥ — Bali ; sutapasaḥ — of Sutapā ; abhavat — there was.

Translation

The four sons of Uśīnara were Śibi, Vara, Kṛmi and Dakṣa, and from Śibi again came four sons, named Vṛṣādarbha, Sudhīra, Madra and ātma-tattva-vit Kekaya. The son of Titikṣu was Ruṣadratha. From Ruṣadratha came Homa; from Homa, Sutapā; and from Sutapā, Bali.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The four sons of Uśīnara were Śibi, Vara, Kṛmi and Dakṣa, and from Śibi again came four sons, named Vṛṣādarbha, Sudhīra, Madra and Kekaya. The son of Titikṣu was Ruṣadratha. From Ruṣadratha came Homa; from Homa, Sutapā; and from Sutapā, Bali. Catvārośīnarātmajāḥ should be catvāra uśīnarātmajāḥ,