Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.17.7
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyAlarka’s Uniquely Long Youthful Reign
“Alarka, the son of Dyumān, reigned over the earth for sixty-six thousand years, my dear King Parīkṣit. No one other than him has reigned over the earth for so long as a young man.”
What the purport teaches
- Alarka was the son of Dyumān.
- Alarka reigned over the earth for sixty-six thousand years.
- The translation says that no one else reigned over the earth for so long as a young man.
Try this today
Write one sentence summarizing both the length of Alarka’s reign and his youth.
Ask yourself
Which detail makes Alarka’s reign especially striking to you?
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.