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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 22]
Five thousand years ago, therefore, when the Pāṇḍavas ruled, Maṇipura existed, as did its king. Therefore this kingdom is a very old, aristocratic Vaiṣṇava kingdom. If this kingdom is organized as a Vaiṣṇava state, this revitalization will be a great success because for five thousand years this state has maintained its identity. If the Vaiṣṇava spirit is revived there, it will be a wonderful place, renowned throughout the entire world. Maṇipuri Vaiṣṇavas are very famous in Vaiṣṇava society. In Vṛndāvana and Navadvīpa there are many temples constructed by the king of Maṇipura. Some of our devotees belong to the Maṇipura state. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, therefore, can be well spread in the state of Maṇipura by the cooperative efforts of the Kṛṣṇa conscious devotees.
TEXT 33
तव तातः सुमद्रायामभिमन्युरजायत । सर्वातिरथजिद् वीर उत्तरायां ततो भवान् ॥३३॥
tava tātaḥ subhadrāyām abhimanyur ajāyata sarvātirathajid vīra uttarāyām tato bhavān
tava—your; tātaḥ—father; subhadrāyām—in the womb of Subhadrā; abhimanyuḥ—Abhimanyu; ajāyata—was born; sarva-atiratha-jit—a great fighter who could defeat the atirathas; vīraḥ—a great hero; uttarāyām—in the womb of Uttarā; tataḥ—from Abhimanyu; bhavān—your good self.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Parikṣit, your father, Abhimanyu, was born from the womb of Subhadrā as the son of Arjuna. He was the conqueror of all atirathas [those who could fight with one thousand charioteers]. From him, by the womb of Uttarā, the daughter of Virāḍrāja, you were born.