Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.1.13
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Succession Extends Through Further Generations
“Aśokavardhana will be followed by Suyaśā, whose son will be Saṅgata. His son will be Śāliśūka, Śāliśūka’s son will be Somaśarmā, and Somaśarmā’s son will be Śatadhanvā. His son will be known as Bṛhadratha.”
What the purport teaches
- Aśokavardhana will be followed by Suyaśā, whose son will be Saṅgata.
- Saṅgata’s son will be Śāliśūka, and Śāliśūka’s son will be Somaśarmā.
- Somaśarmā’s son will be Śatadhanvā, whose son will be Bṛhadratha. The verse continues the detailed record of royal succession.
Try this today
Draw the succession from Aśokavardhana to Bṛhadratha, then check each name against the translation.
Ask yourself
Which relationships in this longer succession need a second, more attentive reading?
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.