Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.1.4
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Royal Line Continues Through Sons
“Nandivardhana will have a son named Śiśunāga, and his son will be known as Kākavarṇa. The son of Kākavarṇa will be Kṣemadharmā, and the son of Kṣemadharmā will be Kṣetrajña.”
What the purport teaches
- Nandivardhana will have a son named Śiśunāga.
- Śiśunāga’s son will be Kākavarṇa, whose son will be Kṣemadharmā.
- Kṣemadharmā’s son will be Kṣetrajña. The verse traces the royal line through successive father-and-son relationships.
Try this today
Draw a simple chain from Nandivardhana to Kṣetrajña using the names in the translation.
Ask yourself
Can I follow each father-and-son relationship without confusing the names?
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.