Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.23.30-31
Visarga· Brahmā's creationŚaśabindu Possessed All Fourteen Opulences
“O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, because Yadu, Madhu and Vṛṣṇi each inaugurated a dynasty, their dynasties are known as Yādava, Mādhava and Vṛṣṇi. The son of Yadu named Kroṣṭā had a son named Vṛjinavān. The son of Vṛjinavān was Svāhita; the son of Svāhita, Viṣadgu; the son of Viṣadgu, Citraratha; and the son of Citraratha, Śaśabindu. The greatly fortunate Śaśabindu, who was a great mystic, possessed fourteen opulences and was the owner of fourteen great jewels. Thus he became the emperor of the world.”
What the purport teaches
- The Yādava, Mādhava and Vṛṣṇi dynasties bear their founders’ names. From Yadu, the line continued through Kroṣṭā, Vṛjinavān, Svāhita, Viṣadgu and Citraratha to Śaśabindu.
- The greatly fortunate Śaśabindu was a great mystic who possessed fourteen opulences and became emperor of the world. The purport explains that an emperor must possess all fourteen.
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa lists these as an elephant, a horse, a chariot, a wife, arrows, a reservoir of wealth, a garland, valuable costumes, trees, a spear, a noose, jewels, an umbrella and regulative principles.
Try this today
Read the list of fourteen opulences and note one item you would not have expected.
Ask yourself
What catches your attention about regulative principles being included among these opulences?
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.