SB 9.12.2

SB 9.12.2

Devanagari

देवानीकस्ततोऽनीह: पारियात्रोऽथ तत्सुत: । ततो बलस्थलस्तस्माद् वज्रनाभोऽर्कसम्भव: ॥ २ ॥

Verse text

devānīkas tato ’nīhaḥ pāriyātro ’tha tat-sutaḥ tato balasthalas tasmād vajranābho ’rka-sambhavaḥ

Synonyms

devānīkaḥ Devānīka ; tataḥ from Kṣemadhanvā ; anīhaḥ from Devānīka came the son named Anīha ; pāriyātraḥ Pāriyātra ; atha thereafter ; tat sutaḥ — the son of Anīha ; tataḥ from Pāriyātra ; balasthalaḥ Balasthala ; tasmāt from Balasthala ; vajranābhaḥ Vajranābha ; arka sambhavaḥ — derived from the sun-god .

Translation

The son of Kṣemadhanvā was Devānīka, Devānīka’s son was Anīha, Anīha’s son was Pāriyātra, and Pāriyātra’s son was Balasthala. The son of Balasthala was Vajranābha, who was said to have been born from the effulgence of the sun-god.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The son of Kṣemadhanvā was Devānīka, Devānīka's son was Anīha, Anīha's son was Pāriyātra, and Pāriyātra's son was Balasthala. The son of Balasthala was Vajranābha, born from the effulgence of the sun-god. Vajranābha was born from the rays of the sun.