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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.22.35

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Four Powerful Sons

“My dear King, your four sons — Janamejaya, Śrutasena, Bhīmasena and Ugrasena — are very powerful. Janamejaya is the eldest.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.22.35, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The king had four sons: Janamejaya, Śrutasena, Bhīmasena and Ugrasena.
  • All four sons are described as very powerful.
  • Janamejaya was the eldest of the four.

Try this today

Read the four names aloud once, then name the eldest without looking.

Ask yourself

Can I distinguish the eldest son from his three brothers?

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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