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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 17: The Dynasties of the Sons of Purūravā
9.17.159.17.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.17.16

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.17.1-3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कुशात् प्रति: क्षात्रवृद्धात् सञ्जयस्तत्सुतो जय: ।

तत: कृत: कृतस्यापि जज्ञे हर्यबलो नृप: ॥ १६ ॥

kuśāt pratiḥ kṣātravṛddhāt

sañjayas tat-suto jayaḥ

tataḥ kṛtaḥ kṛtasyāpi

jajñe haryabalo nṛpaḥ

Translation

From Kuśa, the grandson of Kṣatravṛddha, was born a son named Prati. The son of Prati was Sañjaya, and the son of Sañjaya was Jaya. From Jaya, Kṛta was born, and from Kṛta, King Haryabala.

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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.

Following the Line From Kuśa

  1. 1

    Kuśa was the grandson of Kṣatravṛddha, and his son was Prati.

  2. 2

    Prati’s son was Sañjaya, and Sañjaya’s son was Jaya.

  3. 3

    Jaya’s son was Kṛta, and Kṛta’s son was King Haryabala.

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

Further reading

Chapter 17: The Dynasties of the Sons of Purūravā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

From Prati came Sañjaya; from Sañjaya, Jaya; from Jaya, Kṛta; and from Kṛta, Haryabala. The son of Haryabala was Sahadeva; the son of Sahadeva, Hīna; the son of Hīna, Jayasena; the son of Jayasena, Saṅkṛti; and the son of Saṅkṛti, Jaya.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.17
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kuśātfrom Kuśa
  2. pratiḥa son named Prati
  3. kṣātravṛddhātthe grandson of Kṣatravṛddha
  4. sañjayaḥa son named Sañjaya
  5. tat-sutaḥhis son
  6. jayaḥJaya
  7. tataḥfrom him
  8. kṛtaḥKṛta
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.17

    In this verse: “king”

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 father-to-son succession from Kuśa to Haryabala?

Practice

Write the succession once: Kuśa, Prati, Sañjaya, Jaya, Kṛta, Haryabala.

Live this todayFollowing the Line From KuśaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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