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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.21.22

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

The Line from Ajamīḍha to Jayadratha

“From Ajamīḍha came a son named Bṛhadiṣu, from Bṛhadiṣu came a son named Bṛhaddhanu, from Bṛhaddhanu a son named Bṛhatkāya, and from Bṛhatkāya a son named Jayadratha.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.21.22, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Ajamīḍha had a son named Bṛhadiṣu.
  • Bṛhadiṣu’s son was Bṛhaddhanu, whose son was Bṛhatkāya.
  • Bṛhatkāya’s son was Jayadratha.

Try this today

Write the five names in order, connecting each father to his son.

Ask yourself

Can I trace this family line without confusing fathers and sons?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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