Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.18.1
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Six Sons of Nahuṣa
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parīkṣit, as the embodied soul has six senses, King Nahuṣa had six sons, named Yati, Yayāti, Saṁyāti, Āyati, Viyati and Kṛti.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī tells King Parīkṣit about the sons of King Nahuṣa.
- Their names were Yati, Yayāti, Saṁyāti, Āyati, Viyati and Kṛti.
- The six sons are compared in number to the six senses of the embodied soul.
Try this today
Read the six sons’ names aloud once, noting Yayāti among them.
Ask yourself
How does the comparison with six senses help you remember this family?
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.