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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.12.13

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

From Amitrajit to Sañjaya

“From Amitrajit will come a son named Bṛhadrāja, from Bṛhadrāja will come Barhi, and from Barhi will come Kṛtañjaya. The son of Kṛtañjaya will be known as Raṇañjaya, and from him will come a son named Sañjaya.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.12.13, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Amitrajit will have a son named Bṛhadrāja.
  • From Bṛhadrāja will come Barhi, and from Barhi will come Kṛtañjaya.
  • Kṛtañjaya’s son will be Raṇañjaya, and Raṇañjaya’s son will be Sañjaya.

Try this today

Read the translation aloud once, pausing at each name to notice its place in the succession.

Ask yourself

Which father-to-son connections in this verse need a second, slower reading?

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.

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