Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.1.25
Visarga· Brahmā's creationPriyavrata’s Sons Bear Names of Agni
“The ten sons of Mahārāja Priyavrata were named Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Mahāvīra, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Savana, Medhātithi, Vītihotra and Kavi. These are also names of Agni, the fire-god.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahārāja Priyavrata had ten sons. This verse records their names.
- Their names were Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Mahāvīra, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Savana, Medhātithi, Vītihotra and Kavi.
- All ten are also names of Agni, the fire-god.
Try this today
Read the ten names aloud slowly, then try to recall three without looking.
Ask yourself
Which names can I recall, and whose names are they also?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.