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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.90.32

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Eighteen Sons Possessed Great Renown

“Among these sons, all possessing unlimited valor, eighteen were mahā-rathas of great renown. Now hear their names from me.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.90.32, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa’s sons all possessed unlimited valor.
  • Among them, eighteen were mahā-rathas of great renown.
  • The listener is invited to hear their names.

Try this today

Read this translation aloud once, giving particular attention to its invitation to hear.

Ask yourself

How attentively do you listen when the text describes Kṛṣṇa’s family?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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