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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
9.12.69.12.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.12.7

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

तस्मात् प्रसुश्रुतस्तस्य सन्धिस्तस्याप्यमर्षण: ।

महस्वांस्तत्सुतस्तस्माद् विश्वबाहुरजायत ॥ ७ ॥

tasmāt prasuśrutas tasya

sandhis tasyāpy amarṣaṇaḥ

mahasvāṁs tat-sutas tasmād

viśvabāhur ajāyata

Translation

From Maru was born a son named Prasuśruta, from Prasuśruta came Sandhi, from Sandhi came Amarṣaṇa, and from Amarṣaṇa a son named Mahasvān. From Mahasvān, Viśvabāhu took his 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.

Maru’s Descendants Through Viśvabāhu

  1. 1

    Maru’s son was Prasuśruta, and Prasuśruta’s son was Sandhi.

  2. 2

    Sandhi’s son was Amarṣaṇa, whose son was Mahasvān.

  3. 3

    From Mahasvān, Viśvabāhu took birth.

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:

Next in the dynasty were Prasuśruta, Sandhi, Amarṣaṇa, Mahasvān, Viśvabāhu, Prasenajit, Takṣaka and Bṛhadbala, who was later killed by Abhimanyu. Śukadeva Gosvāmī said that these were all kings who had passed away.
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. tasmātfrom Maru
  2. prasuśrutaḥPrasuśruta, his son
  3. tasyaof Prasuśruta
  4. sandhiḥa son named Sandhi
  5. tasyahis (Sandhi’s)
  6. apialso
  7. amarṣaṇaḥa son named Amarṣaṇa
  8. mahasvānthe son of Amarṣaṇa
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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

Can you follow the sequence from Maru to Viśvabāhu without skipping a generation?

Practice

Copy the six names in order, then cover the list and try to recall them.

Live this todayMaru’s Descendants Through ViśvabāhuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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