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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.24.8

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Remembering Havirdhāna’s Family

“Havirdhāna, the son of Mahārāja Antardhāna, had a wife named Havirdhānī, who gave birth to six sons, named Barhiṣat, Gaya, Śukla, Kṛṣṇa, Satya and Jitavrata.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.24.8, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Havirdhāna was the son of Mahārāja Antardhāna.
  • His wife, Havirdhānī, gave birth to six sons.
  • Their sons were Barhiṣat, Gaya, Śukla, Kṛṣṇa, Satya and Jitavrata.

Try this today

Write a simple family outline showing Antardhāna, Havirdhāna, Havirdhānī and their six sons.

Ask yourself

Does carefully noting family relationships help me follow the account?

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

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