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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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Canto 9 · Chapter 12: The Dynasty of Kuśa, the Son of Lord Rāmacandra
9.12.3-49.12.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.12.5

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

पुष्पो हिरण्यनाभस्य ध्रुवसन्धिस्ततोऽभवत् ।

सुदर्शनोऽथाग्निवर्ण: शीघ्रस्तस्य मरु: सुत: ॥ ५ ॥

puṣpo hiraṇyanābhasya

dhruvasandhis tato ’bhavat

sudarśano ’thāgnivarṇaḥ

śīghras tasya maruḥ sutaḥ

Translation

The son of Hiraṇyanābha was Puṣpa, and the son of Puṣpa was Dhruvasandhi. The son of Dhruvasandhi was Sudarśana, whose son was Agnivarṇa. The son of Agnivarṇa was named Śīghra, and his son was Maru.

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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 from Hiraṇyanābha to Maru

  1. 1

    Hiraṇyanābha’s son was Puṣpa, and Puṣpa’s son was Dhruvasandhi.

  2. 2

    Dhruvasandhi’s son was Sudarśana, whose son was Agnivarṇa.

  3. 3

    Agnivarṇa’s son was Śīghra, and Śīghra’s son was Maru.

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 this dynasty were Puṣpa, Dhruvasandhi, Sudarśana, Agnivarṇa, Śīghra and Maru. Maru attained full perfection in the practice of yoga, and he still lives in the village of Kalāpa.
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. puṣpaḥPuṣpa
  2. hiraṇyanābhasyathe son of Hiraṇyanābha
  3. dhruvasandhiḥDhruvasandhi
  4. tataḥfrom him
  5. abhavatwas born
  6. sudarśanaḥfrom Dhruvasandhi, Sudarśana was born
  7. athathereafter
  8. agnivarṇaḥAgnivarṇa, the son of Sudarśana
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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

Which names in this sequence need a little more attention for you to remember them?

Practice

Draw the family line from Hiraṇyanābha to Maru, using the translation to check each link.

Live this todayThe Lineage from Hiraṇyanābha to MaruThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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