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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.12.7

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Maru’s Descendants Through Viśvabāhu

“From Maru was born a son named Prasuśruta, from Prasuśruta came Sandhi, from Sandhi came Amarṣaṇa, and from Amarṣaṇa a son named Mahasvān. From Mahasvān, Viśvabāhu took his birth.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.12.7, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Maru’s son was Prasuśruta, and Prasuśruta’s son was Sandhi.
  • Sandhi’s son was Amarṣaṇa, whose son was Mahasvān.
  • From Mahasvān, Viśvabāhu took birth.

Try this today

Copy the six names in order, then cover the list and try to recall them.

Ask yourself

Can you follow the sequence from Maru to Viśvabāhu without skipping a generation?

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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