Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.6.2
Visarga· Brahmā's creationRathītara Receives Sons Through Aṅgirā
“Rathītara had no sons, and therefore he requested the great sage Aṅgirā to beget sons for him. Because of this request, Aṅgirā begot sons in the womb of Rathītara’s wife. All these sons were born with brahminical prowess.”
What the purport teaches
- Rathītara had no sons, so he requested the great sage Aṅgirā to beget sons in his wife. These sons were born with brahminical prowess.
- The purport explains that in the Vedic age this arrangement was sometimes used for the sake of better progeny. The sons became the husband’s sons and were called kṣetra-jāta.
- The purport compares this arrangement to a field cultivated by another person. The grain still belongs to the owner of the field.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining whom the sons belonged to under the arrangement described.
Ask yourself
How does the field comparison help me understand the term kṣetra-jāta?
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.