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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.22.42

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

The Line From Sukhīnala to Timi

“The son of Sukhīnala will be Pariplava, and his son will be Sunaya. From Sunaya will come a son named Medhāvī; from Medhāvī, Nṛpañjaya; from Nṛpañjaya, Dūrva; and from Dūrva, Timi.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.22.42, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sukhīnala’s son will be Pariplava, and Pariplava’s son will be Sunaya.
  • Sunaya’s son will be Medhāvī, and Medhāvī’s son will be Nṛpañjaya.
  • From Nṛpañjaya will come Dūrva, and from Dūrva will come Timi.

Try this today

Read the names aloud slowly once, noticing each father-and-son relationship.

Ask yourself

Can you follow each generation from Sukhīnala to Timi without skipping a name?

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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