ŚB 9.22.40
Devanagari
गजाह्वये हृते नद्या कौशाम्ब्यां साधु वत्स्यति ।
उक्तस्ततश्चित्ररथस्तस्माच्छुचिरथ: सुत: ॥ ४० ॥
उक्तस्ततश्चित्ररथस्तस्माच्छुचिरथ: सुत: ॥ ४० ॥
Verse text
gajāhvaye hṛte nadyā
kauśāmbyāṁ sādhu vatsyati
uktas tataś citrarathas
tasmāc chucirathaḥ sutaḥ
kauśāmbyāṁ sādhu vatsyati
uktas tataś citrarathas
tasmāc chucirathaḥ sutaḥ
Synonyms
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.