Canto 9, Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Verse 12 (SB 9.17.12)
SB 9.17.12 • मूल श्लोक

तत: शान्तरजो जज्ञे कृतकृत्य: स आत्मवान् । रजे: पञ्चशतान्यासन् पुत्राणाममितौजसाम् ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ śāntarajo jajñe kṛta-kṛtyaḥ sa ātmavān rajeḥ pañca-śatāny āsan putrāṇām amitaujasām

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tataḥ — from Citrakṛt; śāntarajaḥ — a son named Śāntaraja; jajñe — was born; kṛta-kṛtyaḥ — performed all kinds of ritualistic ceremonies; saḥ — he; ātmavān — a self-realized soul; rajeḥ — of Rajī; pañca-śatāni — five hundred; āsan — there were; putrāṇām — sons; amita-ojasām — very, very powerful.

Translation

“From Citrakṛt was born a son named Śāntaraja, a self-realized soul who performed all kinds of Vedic ritualistic ceremonies and therefore did not beget any progeny. The sons of Rajī were five hundred, all very powerful.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda