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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.24.12

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Vṛṣṇi’s Sons and Their Descendants

“O King, Mahārāja Parīkṣit, who can suppress your enemies, the sons of Vṛṣṇi were Sumitra and Yudhājit. From Yudhājit came Śini and Anamitra, and from Anamitra came a son named Nighna.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.12, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mahārāja Parīkṣit is addressed as a king who can suppress his enemies.
  • Vṛṣṇi’s sons were Sumitra and Yudhājit.
  • From Yudhājit came Śini and Anamitra. Anamitra’s son was Nighna.

Try this today

Sketch the two branches under Vṛṣṇi, then extend Yudhājit’s branch through Nighna.

Ask yourself

Can I identify the two sons of Vṛṣṇi and the two sons of Yudhājit?

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.

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