Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.10.2
Visarga· Brahmā's creationDhruva Mahārāja’s Family Through Ilā
“The greatly powerful Dhruva Mahārāja had another wife, named Ilā, who was the daughter of the demigod Vāyu. By her he begot a son named Utkala and a very beautiful daughter.”
What the purport teaches
- The greatly powerful Dhruva Mahārāja had another wife named Ilā.
- Ilā was the daughter of the demigod Vāyu.
- Through Ilā, Dhruva Mahārāja had a son named Utkala and a very beautiful daughter. The translation does not give the daughter’s name.
Try this today
Write a short family note naming Ilā, her father Vāyu, and her son Utkala, and noting her unnamed daughter.
Ask yourself
Which details of Dhruva Mahārāja’s family can I recall accurately?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
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