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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.22.40

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Nemicakra Moves After Hastināpura Is Flooded

“When the town of Hastināpura [New Delhi] is inundated by the river, Nemicakra will live in the place known as Kauśāmbī. His son will be celebrated as Citraratha, and the son of Citraratha will be Śuciratha.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.22.40, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The town of Hastināpura would be inundated by the river.
  • Nemicakra would then live in Kauśāmbī.
  • His son would be celebrated as Citraratha. Citraratha's son would be Śuciratha.

Try this today

Write one sentence connecting the flooding of Hastināpura with Nemicakra's move to Kauśāmbī.

Ask yourself

How does Nemicakra's move remind me that a place of residence can change?

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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