Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.2.19
Visarga· Brahmā's creationĀgnīdhra and Pūrvacitti Had Nine Sons
“In the womb of Pūrvacitti, Mahārāja Āgnīdhra, the best of kings, begot nine sons, named Nābhi, Kiṁpuruṣa, Harivarṣa, Ilāvṛta, Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya, Kuru, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahārāja Āgnīdhra is described as the best of kings. He begot nine sons in the womb of Pūrvacitti.
- Their sons included Nābhi, Kiṁpuruṣa, Harivarṣa and Ilāvṛta.
- The other sons were Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya, Kuru, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla.
Try this today
Read the nine sons’ names aloud once, paying attention to their spellings.
Ask yourself
How does attending carefully to these names help you follow the account of this family?
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.