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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.21.24

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

The Family of Rucirāśva

“The son of Rucirāśva was Pāra, and the sons of Pāra were Pṛthusena and Nīpa. Nīpa had one hundred sons.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.21.24, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rucirāśva had a son named Pāra.
  • Pāra’s sons were Pṛthusena and Nīpa.
  • Nīpa had one hundred sons.

Try this today

Write a small family tree showing Rucirāśva, Pāra, Pṛthusena and Nīpa.

Ask yourself

Can I distinguish Pāra’s sons from Nīpa’s sons?

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

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