Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.4.10
Visarga· Brahmā's creationNine Elder Sons Following Bharata
“Following Bharata, there were ninety-nine other sons. Among these were nine elderly sons, named Kuśāvarta, Ilāvarta, Brahmāvarta, Malaya, Ketu, Bhadrasena, Indraspṛk, Vidarbha and Kīkaṭa.”
What the purport teaches
- Following Bharata, there were ninety-nine other sons.
- Among them were nine elder sons, including Kuśāvarta, Ilāvarta and Brahmāvarta.
- The other six named here are Malaya, Ketu, Bhadrasena, Indraspṛk, Vidarbha and Kīkaṭa.
Try this today
Read the nine names slowly once, noticing their spellings.
Ask yourself
Can I read this list attentively rather than pass over unfamiliar names?
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.