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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 12: The Dynasty of Kuśa, the Son of Lord Rāmacandra
9.11.369.12.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.12.1

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.12.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

कुशस्य चातिथिस्तस्मान्निषधस्तत्सुतो नभ: ।

पुण्डरीकोऽथ तत्पुत्र: क्षेमधन्वाभवत्तत: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

kuśasya cātithis tasmān

niṣadhas tat-suto nabhaḥ

puṇḍarīko ’tha tat-putraḥ

kṣemadhanvābhavat tataḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The son of Rāmacandra was Kuśa, the son of Kuśa was Atithi, the son of Atithi was Niṣadha, and the son of Niṣadha was Nabha. The son of Nabha was Puṇḍarīka, and from Puṇḍarīka came a son named Kṣemadhanvā.

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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.

The Lineage Beginning with Kuśa

  1. 1

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes the descendants of Rāmacandra. Rāmacandra’s son was Kuśa, whose son was Atithi.

  2. 2

    Atithi’s son was Niṣadha, and Niṣadha’s son was Nabha.

  3. 3

    Nabha’s son was Puṇḍarīka, whose son was Kṣemadhanvā.

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 12: The Dynasty of Kuśa, the Son of Lord Rāmacandra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Following in the genealogical table of Lord Rāmacandra’s dynasty, Kuśa, the Lord’s son, was followed consecutively by Atithi, Niṣadha, Nabha, Puṇḍarīka, Kṣemadhanvā, Devānīka, Anīha, Pāriyātra, Balasthala, Vajranābha, Sagaṇa and Vidhṛti. These personalities ruled the world.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.12
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. kuśasyaof Kuśa, the son of Lord Rāmacandra
  3. caalso
  4. atithiḥAtithi
  5. tasmātfrom him
  6. niṣadhaḥNiṣadha
  7. tat-sutaḥhis son
  8. nabhaḥNabha
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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

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 following each father and son help you read this lineage more attentively?

Practice

Write the names from Rāmacandra to Kṣemadhanvā in order, connecting each father to his son.

Live this todayThe Lineage Beginning with KuśaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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