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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.24.41

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Devaśravā’s and Kaṅka’s Sons

“Vasudeva’s brother named Devaśravā married Kaṁsavatī, by whom he begot two sons, named Suvīra and Iṣumān. Kaṅka, by his wife Kaṅkā, begot three sons, named Baka, Satyajit and Purujit.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.41, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Devaśravā, a brother of Vasudeva, married Kaṁsavatī.
  • Devaśravā and Kaṁsavatī had two sons, Suvīra and Iṣumān.
  • Kaṅka and his wife Kaṅkā had three sons: Baka, Satyajit and Purujit.

Try this today

Draw two small family groups, placing each son beneath the correct parents.

Ask yourself

What helps you keep these two sets of parents and sons distinct?

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

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