Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.2.23
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Nine Brothers Married Meru’s Daughters
“After the departure of their father, the nine brothers married the nine daughters of Meru named Merudevī, Pratirūpā, Ugradaṁṣṭrī, Latā, Ramyā, Śyāmā, Nārī, Bhadrā and Devavīti.”
What the purport teaches
- After their father’s departure, the nine brothers married the nine daughters of Meru.
- The daughters included Merudevī, Pratirūpā, Ugradaṁṣṭrī and Latā.
- The other daughters were Ramyā, Śyāmā, Nārī, Bhadrā and Devavīti.
Try this today
Write one sentence summarizing who married whom and when the marriages took place.
Ask yourself
What change in the brothers’ family life does this verse record?
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.