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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.23.12

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

The Family Line Reaches Adhiratha

“The son of Jayadratha, by the womb of his wife Sambhūti, was Vijaya, and from Vijaya, Dhṛti was born. From Dhṛti came Dhṛtavrata; from Dhṛtavrata, Satkarmā; and from Satkarmā, Adhiratha.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.23.12, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Jayadratha and his wife Sambhūti had a son named Vijaya.
  • Vijaya’s son was Dhṛti, and Dhṛti’s son was Dhṛtavrata.
  • Dhṛtavrata’s son was Satkarmā, whose son was Adhiratha.

Try this today

Copy this family line once, including Sambhūti as Vijaya’s mother.

Ask yourself

Can I trace the generations from Jayadratha and Sambhūti to Adhiratha?

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

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