Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.1.32-33
Visarga· Brahmā's creationRulers Govern Separate Parts of the World
“The Kilakilās will be followed by their thirteen sons, the Bāhlikas, and after them King Puṣpamitra, his son Durmitra, seven Andhras, seven Kauśalas and also kings of the Vidūra and Niṣadha provinces will separately rule in different parts of the world.”
What the purport teaches
- The Kilakilās will be followed by their thirteen sons, the Bāhlikas.
- After them will come King Puṣpamitra and his son Durmitra.
- Seven Andhras, seven Kauśalas, and kings of the Vidūra and Niṣadha provinces will separately rule in different parts of the world.
Try this today
Make a short outline distinguishing the family succession from the groups ruling different regions.
Ask yourself
How does this description of separate regional rulers shape my understanding of the succession?
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.