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Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Dharmadhvaja’s Two Sons

“The son of Śīradhvaja was Kuśadhvaja, and the son of Kuśadhvaja was King Dharmadhvaja, who had two sons, namely Kṛtadhvaja and Mitadhvaja.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.13.19, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śīradhvaja’s son was Kuśadhvaja.
  • Kuśadhvaja’s son was King Dharmadhvaja.
  • Dharmadhvaja had two sons, Kṛtadhvaja and Mitadhvaja.

Try this today

Draw a small family tree showing Śīradhvaja, Kuśadhvaja and Dharmadhvaja, then both of Dharmadhvaja’s sons.

Ask yourself

Where does this family line divide into two branches?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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