smarodgīthaḥ pariṣvańgaḥ

patańgaḥ kṣudrabhṛd ghṛṇī

ṣaḍ ime mat-prasādena

punar yāsyanti sad-gatim

smara-udgithah parishvangah -- Smara, Udgitha and Parishvanga; patangah kshudrabhrit ghrini -- Patanga, Kshudrabhrit and Ghrini; shat -- six; ime -- these; mat -- My; prasadena -- by the grace; punah -- again; yasyanti -- will go; sat -- of saintly persons; gatim -- to the destination.


Texto

By My grace these six -- Smara, Udgitha, Parishvanga, Patanga, Kshudrabhrit and Ghrini -- will return to the abode of pure saints.

Significado

These are the names the six children first had when they were sons of Marici. The oldest, Smara, was called Kirtiman when born again to Vasudeva, as recorded in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.1.57),

kirtimantam prathama-jam

kamsayanakadundubhih

arpayam asa kricchrena

so 'nritad ati-vihvalah

"Vasudeva was very much disturbed by the fear of becoming a liar by breaking his promise. Thus with great pain he delivered his firstborn son, named Kirtiman, into the hands of Kamsa."