Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.20.4-5
Visarga· Brahmā's creationTen Sons Under Their Father’s Control
“Raudrāśva had ten sons, named Ṛteyu, Kakṣeyu, Sthaṇḍileyu, Kṛteyuka, Jaleyu, Sannateyu, Dharmeyu, Satyeyu, Vrateyu and Vaneyu. Of these ten sons, Vaneyu was the youngest. As the ten senses, which are products of the universal life, act under the control of life, these ten sons of Raudrāśva acted under Raudrāśva’s full control. All of them were born of the Apsarā named Ghṛtācī.”
What the purport teaches
- Raudrāśva had ten sons, all born of the Apsarā Ghṛtācī.
- Their names were Ṛteyu, Kakṣeyu, Sthaṇḍileyu, Kṛteyuka, Jaleyu, Sannateyu, Dharmeyu, Satyeyu, Vrateyu and Vaneyu. Vaneyu was the youngest.
- All ten sons acted under Raudrāśva’s full control. The translation compares this to the ten senses, which are products of the universal life and act under the control of life.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining the comparison between Raudrāśva’s sons and the ten senses.
Ask yourself
What does the comparison with the ten senses help me understand about these 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.