Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.12.11
Visarga· Brahmā's creationFuture Generations from Divāka to Supratīka
“Thereafter, from Divāka will come a son named Sahadeva, and from Sahadeva a great hero named Bṛhadaśva. From Bṛhadaśva will come Bhānumān, and from Bhānumān will come Pratīkāśva. The son of Pratīkāśva will be Supratīka.”
What the purport teaches
- Divāka’s son will be Sahadeva. From Sahadeva will come Bṛhadaśva, a great hero.
- Bṛhadaśva’s son will be Bhānumān, and Bhānumān’s son will be Pratīkāśva.
- Pratīkāśva’s son will be Supratīka.
Try this today
Read the names from Divāka to Supratīka aloud, then identify the one described as a great hero.
Ask yourself
Which detail helps you distinguish Bṛhadaśva from the other descendants named here?
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.