SB 1.19.9-10 (1965)

SB (1965) Nineteenth Chapter - Appearance of Sukadeva Goswami

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXTS No.'s 9-10

Atri vasistas chyavanah saradban Aristanemir chrigur angirascha Parasaro gadhisuto atho rama Utatthya indrapramad Iddhmabahau.

Medhatithir devala astiseno Bharadwaja goutamah pippalada. Maitreya ourbah kavashah kumbhayoni Dwaipayana bhagawan naradas cha.

ENGLISH SYNONYMS

Atri...to Narada—all names of the different saintly personalities arrived there from different parts of the universe.

TRANSLATION

On that occasion there arrived great sages like Atri, Chyavan, Saraadban, Aristanemi, Bhrigu, Vasista, Parasar, Viswamitra, Angira, Parsurama, Utatthya, Indrapramad, Iddhmavahu, Medhatithi, Devala, Astisena, Bharadwaj, Goutama, Pippalaha Maitreya, Ourbah, Kavash, Kumbhayoni, Dwaipayana, and the great Personality Narada.

PURPORT

Chyavan:-A great sage and one of the sons of Bhrigu Muni. He was born premature when his pregnant mother was kidnapped. Chyavan is one of the six sons of his father.

Bhrigu:-When Brahmaji was performing a great sacrifice on behalf of Varuna, Maharshi Bhrigu was born from the sacrificial fire. He was a great sage and his very dear wife was Puloma. He could travel in the space like Durvasa, Narada and others and used to visit all the planets of the universe. Before the battle of Kurukshetra, he was one of them who tried to stop the battle. Sometimes he instructed Bharadwaja Muni about the astronomical evolution and he is the author of the great Bhrigusamhita, the astrological calculation. He explained how air, fire, water and earth generated from ether. He explained how the air in the stomach works and regulates the intestines. As a great philosopher he established with logical conclusion about the eternity of the living entity. (Mahabharat Shanti Ch. 87) He was also a great anthropologist and the theory of evolution was long ago explained by him. He was a scientific propounder of the four divisions and orders of the human society known as the Varnashram institution. He converted Kshatriya king Bitahavyak to become a Brahmin.

Vasista:-See page 497 Vol. II.

Parasara:-Is the grandson of Vasista Muni and father of Vyasadeva. He is the son of Maharshi Shakti and his mother's name was Adrisyanti. He was in the womb of his mother when she was only twelve years old. And from within the womb of his mother he learnt the Vedas. His father was killed by a demon Kalmaspada and to revenge this he wanted to annihilate the whole world when he heard the death news of his father by his mother. He was however restrained by his grand father Vasista. He then performed a Rakshas killing yajna but Maharshi Pulasta restrained him. He begot Vyasdeva being attracted by Satyavati later on wife of Maharaj Santanu. By the blessings of Parasara, Satyavati became fragrant for miles together. He was present also during the time of Bhisma's death. He was spiritual master of Maharaj Janaka and a great devotee of Lord Shiva. He is the author of many Vedic scriptures and sociological directions.

Gadhi Putra or Viswamitra:-A great sage of austerity and mystic power. He is famous as Gadhiputra because His father's name was Gadhi a powerful king of the province of Kanyakubja (part of Uttar Pradesh). Although he was Kshatriya by birth still he became a Brahmin in the very same body by the power of his spiritual achievements. He picked up a quarrel with Vasista Muni when he was a Kshatirya king and performed a great sacrifice in co-operation with Matanga Muni and thus was able to vanish the sons of Vasista. He became a great Yogi and yet he failed to check up his senses and thus was obliged to become the father of Sakuntala the beauty queen of the world history. Once upon a time while he was Kshatriya king, he visited the hermitage of Vasista Muni and he was given royal reception. Viswamitra wanted from Vasista a cow of the name Nandini, and the Muni refused to deliver it. He stole away the cow and thus there was a quarrel between the sage and the king. After all Viswamitra was defeated by the spiritual strength of Vasista and thus the King decided to become a Brahmin and before becoming a Brahmin he underwent a severe type of austerity on the bank of Koushika. He was also one of them who tried to stop the Kurukshetra war.

Angira:-He is one of the six mental sons of Brahma and the father of Vrihaspati the great learned priest of the demigods in the heaventy planets. He is born of the semen of Brahmaji given to the cinder of fire. Utthato and Samvarta are his sons and it is said that he is still performing austerity and chanting the holy name of the Lord at a place known as Alokananda on the bank of the Ganges.

Parsurama:-See page 496 Vol. I.

Utattha:-One of the three sons of Maharshi Angira. He was the spiritual master of Maharaj Mandhata. He married Bhadra the daughter of Soma (Moon). Sometimes Varuna Kidnapped his wife Bhadra and to retaliate the offence of the god of water, he drunk off all water of the world.

Indrapramad:-See page 497 Vol. II.

Medhatithi:-An old Sage of yore. An assembly member of the heavenly King Indradeva. His son was Kannwa Muni who brought up Sakuntala in the forest. He was promoted to the heavenly planet by strictly following the principles of retired life (Vanaprastha).

Devala:-A great authority like Narada Muni and Vyasdeva. His good name in the list of authorities is mentioned in the Bhagwat Geeta while Arjuna acknowledged Lord Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He met Maharaj Yudhisthira after the battle of Kurukshetra and he is the elder brother of Dhoumya the priest of the Pandava family. Like the Kshatriyas he also allowed his daughter to select her own husband in Sayambara meeting and in that ceremony all the bachelor sons of the Rishis were invited to attend. According to some he is a different personality from Asita Devala.

Bharadwaja:-See page 496 Vol. II.

Goutama:-One of the seven great sages of the universe. Saradban Goutama is one of his sons. Persons in Goutama Gotra (dynasty) up to date are either his family descendants or his disciplic succession. The Brahmins who profess Goutama Gotra are generally family descendants and the Kshatriyas and Vaishyas who profess Goutama Gotra are all in the line of his disciplic succession. He is the husband of the famous Ahalya who turned into stone and Indradeva the king of the heaven molested her. Ahalya was delivered by Lord Ramachandra. He is the grand father of Kripacharya one of the heroes of the battle of Kurukshetra.

Maitreya:-A great Rishi of yore. He was spiritual master of Vidura and a great authority in the matter of religiosity. He advised Dhritarstra to keep good relation with the Pandavas. Duryadhone disagreed and thus he was cursed by him. He met Vyasdeva and had religious discourses with him.

Dwaipayana:-See page 495 Vol. II.

Narada Muni:-See page 494 Vol. II.

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