Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.23.15
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Line from Setu to Pracetā
“The son of Setu was Ārabdha, Ārabdha’s son was Gāndhāra, and Gāndhāra’s son was Dharma. Dharma’s son was Dhṛta, Dhṛta’s son was Durmada, and Durmada’s son was Pracetā, who had one hundred sons.”
What the purport teaches
- Setu’s son was Ārabdha, and Ārabdha’s son was Gāndhāra.
- Gāndhāra’s son was Dharma. Dharma’s son was Dhṛta, whose son was Durmada.
- Durmada’s son was Pracetā, who had one hundred sons.
Try this today
Draw a simple family line from Setu to Pracetā, noting Pracetā’s one hundred sons.
Ask yourself
Can you follow the generations from Setu to Pracetā without mixing up fathers and sons?
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.