Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.23.11
Visarga· Brahmā's creationPṛthulākṣa’s Sons and the Eldest’s Line
“The sons of Pṛthulākṣa were Bṛhadratha, Bṛhatkarmā and Bṛhadbhānu. From the eldest, Bṛhadratha, came a son named Bṛhanmanā, and from Bṛhanmanā came a son named Jayadratha.”
What the purport teaches
- Pṛthulākṣa had three sons: Bṛhadratha, Bṛhatkarmā and Bṛhadbhānu.
- Bṛhadratha was the eldest, and his son was Bṛhanmanā.
- Bṛhanmanā’s son was Jayadratha.
Try this today
Write the line from Pṛthulākṣa through Bṛhadratha to Jayadratha.
Ask yourself
Which of Pṛthulākṣa’s sons does the verse follow into later generations?
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.