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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.17.16

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Following the Line From Kuśa

“From Kuśa, the grandson of Kṣatravṛddha, was born a son named Prati. The son of Prati was Sañjaya, and the son of Sañjaya was Jaya. From Jaya, Kṛta was born, and from Kṛta, King Haryabala.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.17.16, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kuśa was the grandson of Kṣatravṛddha, and his son was Prati.
  • Prati’s son was Sañjaya, and Sañjaya’s son was Jaya.
  • Jaya’s son was Kṛta, and Kṛta’s son was King Haryabala.

Try this today

Write the succession once: Kuśa, Prati, Sañjaya, Jaya, Kṛta, Haryabala.

Ask yourself

Can you follow the father-to-son succession from Kuśa to Haryabala?

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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