SB 10.78.36
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 36
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- ātmā vai putra utpanna
- iti vedānuśāsanam
- tasmād asya bhaved vaktā
- āyur-indriya-sattva-vān
SYNONYMS
śrī-bhagavān uvāca—the Supreme Lord said; ātmā—one's self; vai—indeed; putraḥ—the son; utpannaḥ—born; iti—thus; veda-anuśāsanam—the instruction of the Vedas; tasmāt—therefore; asya—his (son); bhavet—should be; vaktā—the speaker; āyuḥ—long life; indriya—strong senses; sattva—and physical power; vān—possessing.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord said: The Vedas instruct us that one's own self takes birth again as one's son. Thus let Romaharṣaṇa's son become the speaker of the Purāṇas, and let him be endowed with long life, strong senses and stamina.
PURPORT
Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī quotes the following Vedic verse to illustrate the principle enunciated here by Lord Balarāma:
- aṅgād aṅgāt sambhavasi
- hṛdayād abhijāyase
- ātmā vai putra-nāmāsi
- sañjīva śaradaḥ śatam
"You have taken birth from my various limbs and have arisen from my very heart. You are my own self in the form of my son. May you live through a hundred autumns." This verse appears in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa (14.9.8.4) and the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (6.4.8).