Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.18.16
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Lineage Leading to Bali Mahārāja
“The wife of Anuhlāda was named Sūryā. She gave birth to two sons, named Bāṣkala and Mahiṣa. Prahlāda had one son, Virocana, whose wife gave birth to Bali Mahārāja.”
What the purport teaches
- Anuhlāda’s wife was Sūryā.
- Sūryā gave birth to two sons, Bāṣkala and Mahiṣa.
- Prahlāda’s son was Virocana, whose wife gave birth to Bali Mahārāja.
Try this today
Write the three generations beginning with Prahlāda, linking each father to his son.
Ask yourself
Can I trace the relationship between Prahlāda, Virocana and Bali Mahārāja?
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.