Manipur-A Vibrant Krishna Conscious State

2011-06-08 
Srimad Bhagavatam 09.22.26-32 - Manipur-A Vibrant Krishna Conscious State (download mp3)
by Radhadyuti Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 9.22.26
gandharyam dhrtarastrasya
jajñe putra-satam nrpa
tatra duryodhano jyestho
duhsala capi kanyaka

Translation: 
Dhrtarastra's wife, Gandhari, gave birth to one hundred sons and one daughter, O King. The oldest of the sons was Duryodhana, and the daughter's name was Duhsala.


SB 9.22.27-28
sapan maithuna-ruddhasya
pandoh kuntyam maha-rathah
jata dharmanilendrebhyo
yudhisthira-mukhas trayah
nakulah sahadevas ca
madryam nasatya-dasrayoh
draupadyam pañca pañcabhyah
putras te pitaro 'bhavan

Translation: 
Pandu was restrained from sexual life because of having been cursed by a sage, and therefore his three sons Yudhisthira, Bhima and Arjuna were begotten through the womb of his wife, Kunti, by Dharmaraja, by the demigod controlling the wind, and by the demigod controlling the rain. Pandu's second wife, Madri, gave birth to Nakula and Sahadeva, who were begotten by the two Asvini-kumaras. The five brothers, headed by Yudhisthira, begot five sons through the womb of Draupadi. These five sons were your uncles.


SB 9.22.29
yudhisthirat prativindhyah
srutaseno vrkodarat
arjunac chrutakirtis tu
satanikas tu nakulih

Translation: 
From Yudhisthira came a son named Prativindhya, from Bhima a son named Srutasena, from Arjuna a son named Srutakirti, and from Nakula a son named Satanika.


SB 9.22.30-31
sahadeva-suto rajañ
chrutakarma tathapare
yudhisthirat tu pauravyam
devako 'tha ghatotkacah
bhimasenad dhidimbayam
kalyam sarvagatas tatah
sahadevat suhotram tu
vijayasuta parvati

Translation: 
O King, the son of Sahadeva was Srutakarma. Furthermore, Yudhisthira and his brothers begot other sons in other wives. Yudhisthira begot a son named Devaka through the womb of Pauravi, and Bhimasena begot a son named Ghatotkaca through his wife Hidimba and a son named Sarvagata through his wife Kali. Similarly, Sahadeva had a son named Suhotra through his wife named Vijaya, who was the daughter of the king of the mountains.


SB 9.22.32
karenumatyam nakulo
naramitram tatharjunah
iravantam ulupyam vai
sutayam babhruvahanam
manipura-pateh so 'pi
tat-putrah putrika-sutah

Translation: 
Nakula begot a son named Naramitra through his wife named Karenumati. Similarly, Arjuna begot a son named Iravan through his wife known as Ulupi, the daughter of the Nagas, and a son named Babhruvahana by the womb of the princess of Manipura. Babhruvahana became the adopted son of the king of Manipura.

Purport: 
It is to be understood that Parvati is the daughter of the king of the very, very old mountainous country known as the Manipura state. Five thousand years ago, therefore, when the Pandavas ruled, Manipura existed, as did its king. Therefore this kingdom is a very old, aristocratic Vaisnava kingdom. If this kingdom is organized as a Vaisnava state, this revitalization will be a great success because for five thousand years this state has maintained its identity. If the Vaisnava spirit is revived there, it will be a wonderful place, renowned throughout the entire world. Manipuri Vaisnavas are very famous in Vaisnava society. In Vrndavana and Navadvipa there are many temples constructed by the king of Manipura. Some of our devotees belong to the Manipura state. The Krsna consciousness movement, therefore, can be well spread in the state of Manipura by the cooperative efforts of the Krsna conscious devotees.