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  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 5 · Chapter 2: The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra
5.2.185.2.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 5.2.19

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 5.2.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्यामु ह वा आत्मजान् स राजवर आग्नीध्रो नाभिकिम्पुरुषहरिवर्षेलावृतरम्यकहिरण्मयकुरुभद्राश्वकेतुमालसंज्ञान्नव पुत्रानजनयत् ॥ १९ ॥

tasyām u ha vā ātmajān sa rāja-vara āgnīdhro nābhi-kimpuruṣa-harivarṣelāvṛta-ramyaka-hiraṇmaya-kuru-bhadrāśva-ketumāla-saṁjñān nava putrān ajanayat.

Translation

In the womb of Pūrvacitti, Mahārāja Āgnīdhra, the best of kings, begot nine sons, named Nābhi, Kiṁpuruṣa, Harivarṣa, Ilāvṛta, Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya, Kuru, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Āgnīdhra and Pūrvacitti Had Nine Sons

  1. 1

    Mahārāja Āgnīdhra is described as the best of kings. He begot nine sons in the womb of Pūrvacitti.

  2. 2

    Their sons included Nābhi, Kiṁpuruṣa, Harivarṣa and Ilāvṛta.

  3. 3

    The other sons were Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya, Kuru, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla.

How it feels

Responsibility → Renunciation. Leadership is set beside the renounced ideal.

Chapters 1–6 of Canto 5: Priyavrata and Ṛṣabhadeva. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 2: The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In her womb Āgnīdhra begot nine sons — Nābhi, Kiṁpuruṣa, Harivarṣa, Ilāvṛta, Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya, Kuru, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla. He gave them nine islands with names corresponding to theirs.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 5.2
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasyāmin her
  2. u ha vācertainly
  3. ātma-jānsons
  4. saḥhe
  5. rāja-varaḥthe best of kings
  6. āgnīdhraḥĀgnīdhra
  7. nābhiNābhi
  8. kiṁpuruṣaKiṁpuruṣa
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 5.2

    In this verse: “kings”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does attending carefully to these names help you follow the account of this family?

Practice

Read the nine sons’ names aloud once, paying attention to their spellings.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayĀgnīdhra and Pūrvacitti Had Nine SonsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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