Canto 9, Chapter 22

The Descendants of Ajamīḍha

Verse 40 (SB 9.22.40)
SB 9.22.40 • मूल श्लोक

गजाह्वये हृते नद्या कौशाम्ब्यां साधु वत्स्यति । उक्तस्ततश्चित्ररथस्तस्माच्छुचिरथ: सुत: ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

gajāhvaye hṛte nadyā kauśāmbyāṁ sādhu vatsyati uktas tataś citrarathas tasmāc chucirathaḥ sutaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

gajāhvaye — on the town of Hastināpura (New Delhi); hṛte — being inundated; nadyā — by the river; kauśāmbyām — in the place known as Kauśāmbī; sādhu — duly; vatsyati — will live there; uktaḥ — celebrated; tataḥ — thereafter; citrarathaḥ — Citraratha; tasmāt — from him; śucirathaḥ — Śuciratha; sutaḥ — the son.

Translation

“When the town of Hastināpura [New Delhi] is inundated by the river, Nemicakra will live in the place known as Kauśāmbī. His son will be celebrated as Citraratha, and the son of Citraratha will be Śuciratha.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda