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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 9 · Chapter 11: Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World
9.11.119.11.13-14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.11.12

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.11.10inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अङ्गदश्चित्रकेतुश्च लक्ष्मणस्यात्मजौ स्मृतौ ।

तक्ष: पुष्कल इत्यास्तां भरतस्य महीपते ॥ १२ ॥

aṅgadaś citraketuś ca

lakṣmaṇasyātmajau smṛtau

takṣaḥ puṣkala ity āstāṁ

bharatasya mahīpate

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Lord Lakṣmaṇa had two sons, named Aṅgada and Citraketu, and Lord Bharata also had two sons, named Takṣa and Puṣkala.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Sons of Lakṣmaṇa and Bharata

  1. 1

    Lord Lakṣmaṇa had two sons, named Aṅgada and Citraketu.

  2. 2

    Lord Bharata also had two sons, named Takṣa and Puṣkala.

  3. 3

    The translation addresses Mahārāja Parīkṣit as it records these family relationships.

How it feels

Exile and separation → Loyalty and reunion. Duty, loss and sacrifice shape the dramatic center of this canto.

Chapters 10–12 of Canto 9: The pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 11: Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In Ayodhyā, Lakṣmaṇa begot two sons named Aṅgada and Citraketu, Bharata begot two sons named Takṣa and Puṣkala, and Śatrughna begot two sons named Subāhu and Śrutasena. When Bharata went out to conquer various lands on behalf of the emperor, Lord Rāmacandra, He fought many millions of Gandharvas.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. aṅgadaḥAṅgada
  2. citraketuḥCitraketu
  3. caalso
  4. lakṣmaṇasyaof Lord Lakṣmaṇa
  5. ātmajautwo sons
  6. smṛtauwere said to be
  7. takṣaḥTakṣa
  8. puṣkalaḥPuṣkala
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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

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I distinguish Lord Lakṣmaṇa’s sons from Lord Bharata’s sons?

Practice

Write each father’s name beside the names of his two sons.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 9.11's connections

Live this todayThe Sons of Lakṣmaṇa and BharataThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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