Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.23.1
Visarga· Brahmā's creationAnu’s Sons and Their Descendants
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Anu, the fourth son of Yayāti, had three sons, named Sabhānara, Cakṣu and Pareṣṇu. O King, from Sabhānara came a son named Kālanara, and from Kālanara came a son named Sṛñjaya.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes the descendants of Anu, the fourth son of Yayāti.
- Anu had three sons: Sabhānara, Cakṣu and Pareṣṇu.
- Sabhānara’s son was Kālanara, and Kālanara’s son was Sṛñjaya.
Try this today
Draw a small family tree showing Anu’s three sons and the line from Sabhānara to Sṛñjaya.
Ask yourself
Can I distinguish Anu’s three sons from the later descendants of Sabhānara?
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.