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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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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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  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
9.12.99.12.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.12.10

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

ऊरुक्रिय: सुतस्तस्य वत्सवृद्धो भविष्यति ।

प्रतिव्योमस्ततो भानुर्दिवाको वाहिनीपति: ॥ १० ॥

ūrukriyaḥ sutas tasya

vatsavṛddho bhaviṣyati

prativyomas tato bhānur

divāko vāhinī-patiḥ

Translation

The son of Bṛhadraṇa will be Ūrukriya, who will have a son named Vatsavṛddha. Vatsavṛddha will have a son named Prativyoma, and Prativyoma will have a son named Bhānu, from whom Divāka, a great commander of soldiers, will take birth.

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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.

Future Descendants and a Great Commander

  1. 1

    Bṛhadraṇa’s son will be Ūrukriya, whose son will be Vatsavṛddha.

  2. 2

    Vatsavṛddha’s son will be Prativyoma, and Prativyoma’s son will be Bhānu.

  3. 3

    From Bhānu, Divāka will take birth. Divāka will be a great commander of soldiers.

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:

The future descendants of Bṛhadbala will be Bṛhadraṇa, Ūrukriya, Vatsavṛddha, Prativyoma, Bhānu, Divāka, Sahadeva, Bṛhadaśva, Bhānumān, Pratīkāśva, Supratīka, Marudeva, Sunakṣatra, Puṣkara, Antarikṣa, Sutapā, Amitrajit, Bṛhadrāja, Barhi, Kṛtañjaya, Raṇañjaya, Sañjaya, Śākya, Śuddhoda, Lāṅgala, Prasenajit, Kṣudraka, Raṇaka, Suratha and Sumitra. All of them will become kings one after another.
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. ūrukriyaḥŪrukriya
  2. sutaḥson
  3. tasyaof Ūrukriya
  4. vatsavṛddhaḥVatsavṛddha
  5. bhaviṣyatiwill take birth
  6. prativyomaḥPrativyoma
  7. tataḥfrom Vatsavṛddha
  8. bhānuḥ(from Prativyoma) a son named Bhānu
  9. divākaḥfrom Bhānu a son named Divāka
  10. vāhinī-patiḥa great commander of soldiers
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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 Divāka’s description help you remember his place in the lineage?

Practice

Write the future lineage from Bṛhadraṇa to Divāka, noting Divāka’s role beside his name.

Live this todayFuture Descendants and a Great CommanderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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