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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
9.12.79.12.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.12.8

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

तत: प्रसेनजित् तस्मात् तक्षको भविता पुन: ।

ततो बृहद्ब‍लो यस्तु पित्रा ते समरे हत: ॥ ८ ॥

tataḥ prasenajit tasmāt

takṣako bhavitā punaḥ

tato bṛhadbalo yas tu

pitrā te samare hataḥ

Translation

From Viśvabāhu came a son named Prasenajit, from Prasenajit came Takṣaka, and from Takṣaka came Bṛhadbala, who was killed in a fight by your father.

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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.

Bṛhadbala’s Birth and Death in Battle

  1. 1

    Viśvabāhu’s son was Prasenajit.

  2. 2

    Prasenajit’s son was Takṣaka, and Takṣaka’s son was Bṛhadbala.

  3. 3

    Bṛhadbala was killed in a fight by the father of the person being addressed.

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. tataḥfrom Viśvabāhu
  2. prasenajita son named Prasenajit was born
  3. tasmātfrom him
  4. takṣakaḥTakṣaka
  5. bhavitāwould take birth
  6. punaḥagain
  7. tataḥfrom him
  8. bṛhadbalaḥa son named Bṛhadbala
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.12

    In this verse: “father”

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 the mention of Bṛhadbala’s death affect your reading of this family line?

Practice

Write the lineage from Viśvabāhu to Bṛhadbala and add the verse’s brief account of Bṛhadbala’s death.

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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 9.12's connections

Live this todayBṛhadbala’s Birth and Death in BattleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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