Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.12.15
Visarga· Brahmā's creationSumitra Ends the Dynasty of Bṛhadbala
“From Kṣudraka will come Raṇaka, from Raṇaka will come Suratha, and from Suratha will come Sumitra, ending the dynasty. This is a description of the dynasty of Bṛhadbala.”
What the purport teaches
- From Kṣudraka will come Raṇaka, and from Raṇaka will come Suratha.
- From Suratha will come Sumitra, with whom the dynasty will end.
- The verse identifies this account as a description of the dynasty of Bṛhadbala.
Try this today
Write the final succession—Kṣudraka, Raṇaka, Suratha, Sumitra—and mark Sumitra as the end of the dynasty.
Ask yourself
How does the mention of the dynasty’s end change my reading of this list of descendants?
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.