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1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 9 · Chapter 13: The Dynasty of Mahārāja Nimi

9.13.18 9.13.20-21

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.13.19

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The demigodssince 9.13.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कुशध्वजस्तस्य पुत्रस्ततो धर्मध्वजो नृप: ।

धर्मध्वजस्य द्वौ पुत्रौ कृतध्वजमितध्वजौ ॥ १९ ॥

kuśadhvajas tasya putras

tato dharmadhvajo nṛpaḥ

dharmadhvajasya dvau putrau

kṛtadhvaja-mitadhvajau

Translation

The son of Śīradhvaja was Kuśadhvaja, and the son of Kuśadhvaja was King Dharmadhvaja, who had two sons, namely Kṛtadhvaja and Mitadhvaja.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Dharmadhvaja’s Two Sons

1
Śīradhvaja’s son was Kuśadhvaja.
2
Kuśadhvaja’s son was King Dharmadhvaja.
3
Dharmadhvaja had two sons, Kṛtadhvaja and Mitadhvaja.

How it feels

Longing and conflict → Detachment and justice. Dynastic episodes explore personal desire and force.

Chapters 13–17 of Canto 9: Nimi, Purūravā and Paraśurāma. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 13: The Dynasty of Mahārāja Nimi

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śīradhvaja’s son was Kuśadhvaja, and the son of Kuśadhvaja was Dharmadhvaja. The sons of Dharmadhvaja were Kṛtadhvaja and Mitadhvaja.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.13

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

kuśadhvajaḥKuśadhvaja
tasyaof Śīradhvaja
putraḥson
tataḥfrom him
dharmadhvajaḥDharmadhvaja
nṛpaḥthe king
dharmadhvajasyafrom this Dharmadhvaja
dvautwo
putrausons
kṛtadhvaja-mitadhvajauKṛtadhvaja and Mitadhvaja

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
Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct
Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 9.13
In this verse: “dharmadhvaja”
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.13
In this verse: “king”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where does this family line divide into two branches?

Practice

Draw a small family tree showing Śīradhvaja, Kuśadhvaja and Dharmadhvaja, then both of Dharmadhvaja’s sons.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDharmadhvaja’s Two SonsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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