Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.12.8
Visarga· Brahmā's creationBṛhadbala’s Birth and Death in Battle
“From Viśvabāhu came a son named Prasenajit, from Prasenajit came Takṣaka, and from Takṣaka came Bṛhadbala, who was killed in a fight by your father.”
What the purport teaches
- Viśvabāhu’s son was Prasenajit.
- Prasenajit’s son was Takṣaka, and Takṣaka’s son was Bṛhadbala.
- Bṛhadbala was killed in a fight by the father of the person being addressed.
Try this today
Write the lineage from Viśvabāhu to Bṛhadbala and add the verse’s brief account of Bṛhadbala’s death.
Ask yourself
How does the mention of Bṛhadbala’s death affect your reading of this family line?
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.