Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.8.4
Visarga· Brahmā's creationSagara Is Born Despite Poison
“Knowing that she was pregnant, the co-wives of the wife of Bāhuka conspired to give her poison with her food, but it did not act. Instead, the son was born along with the poison. Therefore he became famous as Sagara [“one who is born with poison”]. Sagara later became the emperor. The place known as Gaṅgāsāgara was excavated by his sons.”
What the purport teaches
- Knowing that Bāhuka’s wife was pregnant, her co-wives gave her poison with her food. The poison did not act.
- Her son was born along with the poison and became famous as Sagara, meaning “one who is born with poison.”
- Sagara later became emperor. His sons excavated the place known as Gaṅgāsāgara.
Try this today
Write the meaning of Sagara’s name beside a brief note about his birth.
Ask yourself
How does Sagara’s name preserve the circumstances of his birth?
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.