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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.22.43

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

The Line From Timi to Mahīnara

“From Timi will come Bṛhadratha; from Bṛhadratha, Sudāsa; and from Sudāsa, Śatānīka. From Śatānīka will come Durdamana, and from him will come a son named Mahīnara.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.22.43, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Timi’s son will be Bṛhadratha.
  • Bṛhadratha’s son will be Sudāsa, and Sudāsa’s son will be Śatānīka.
  • From Śatānīka will come Durdamana, whose son will be Mahīnara.

Try this today

Draw a simple chain of names from Timi to Mahīnara, using arrows to show the succession.

Ask yourself

Which father-and-son relationship in this verse do you need to review?

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

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