Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.22.1
Visarga· Brahmā's creationFrom Divodāsa to Somaka and Jantu
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, the son of Divodāsa was Mitrāyu, and from Mitrāyu came four sons, named Cyavana, Sudāsa, Sahadeva and Somaka. Somaka was the father of Jantu.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī tells the King that Mitrāyu was the son of Divodāsa.
- Mitrāyu had four sons: Cyavana, Sudāsa, Sahadeva and Somaka.
- Somaka was the father of Jantu.
Try this today
Write Mitrāyu’s four sons in a list, then place Jantu beneath Somaka.
Ask yourself
Which family relationships in this verse can I recall after one careful reading?
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.