Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.6.4
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Specific Account of Ikṣvāku’s Birth
“The son of Manu was Ikṣvāku. When Manu was sneezing, Ikṣvāku was born from Manu’s nostrils. King Ikṣvāku had one hundred sons, of whom Vikukṣi, Nimi and Daṇḍakā were the most prominent.”
What the purport teaches
- Ikṣvāku was born from Manu’s nostrils when Manu sneezed.
- Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the earlier inclusion of Ikṣvāku among the sons born to Manu’s wife Śraddhā was a generalization. Here his birth is specifically explained.
- Ikṣvāku had one hundred sons. Vikukṣi, Nimi and Daṇḍakā were the most prominent.
Try this today
Write down the specific explanation of Ikṣvāku’s birth given here.
Ask yourself
How does the purport help me distinguish a general account from a specific explanation?
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.