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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.2.34

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Viśāla’s Line Continues Through Saṁyama

“The son of Viśāla was known as Hemacandra, his son was Dhūmrākṣa, and his son was Saṁyama, whose sons were Devaja and Kṛśāśva.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.2.34, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Viśāla’s son was Hemacandra.
  • Hemacandra’s son was Dhūmrākṣa, whose son was Saṁyama.
  • Saṁyama had two sons, Devaja and Kṛśāśva.

Try this today

Draw the family line from Viśāla to Saṁyama, then add separate branches for Devaja and Kṛśāśva.

Ask yourself

Where does this family line branch into two sons?

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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