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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.2.21

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Agniveśya and His Other Names

“From Devadatta came a son known as Agniveśya, who was the fire-god Agni himself. This son, who was a celebrated saint, was well known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.2.21, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Devadatta’s son was Agniveśya, who was the fire-god Agni himself.
  • Agniveśya was a celebrated saint.
  • He was also well known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya, as the purport confirms.

Try this today

Make one study card listing Agniveśya, Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya as names of the same person.

Ask yourself

How can remembering Agniveśya’s other names help me avoid mistaking them for different people?

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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