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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 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu
9.2.219.2.23-24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.2.22

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.2.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततो ब्रह्मकुलं जातमाग्निवेश्यायनं नृप ।

नरिष्यन्तान्वय: प्रोक्तो दिष्टवंशमत: श‍ृणु ॥ २२ ॥

tato brahma-kulaṁ jātam

āgniveśyāyanaṁ nṛpa

nariṣyantānvayaḥ prokto

diṣṭa-vaṁśam ataḥ śṛṇu

Translation

O King, from Agniveśya came a brahminical dynasty known as Āgniveśyāyana. Now that I have described the descendants of Nariṣyanta, let me describe the descendants of Diṣṭa. Please hear from me.

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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.

A Dynasty Concludes; Please Hear Further

  1. 1

    From Agniveśya came a brahminical dynasty known as Āgniveśyāyana.

  2. 2

    The account of Nariṣyanta’s descendants is now complete.

  3. 3

    The speaker asks the King to hear next about the descendants of Diṣṭa.

How it feels

Change → Acceptance. The instability of worldly identities is a recurring premise.

Chapters 1–3 of Canto 9: Dynastic origins and domestic transformations. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

From the kṣatriya known as Agniveśya came the celebrated brāhmaṇa dynasty known as Āgniveśyāyana. From the seminal dynasty of Diṣṭa, another son of Manu, came Nābhāga, and from him in succession came Bhalandana, Vatsaprīti, Prāṁśu, Pramati, Khanitra, Cākṣuṣa, Viviṁśati, Rambha, Khanīnetra, Karandhama, Avīkṣit, Marutta, Dama, Rājyavardhana, Sudhṛti, Nara, Kevala, Dhundhumān, Vegavān, Budha and Tṛṇabindu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.2
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tataḥfrom Agniveśya
  2. brahma-kulama dynasty of brāhmaṇas
  3. jātamwas generated
  4. āgniveśyāyanamknown as Āgniveśyāyana
  5. nṛpaO King Parīkṣit
  6. nariṣyantaof Nariṣyanta
  7. anvayaḥdescendants
  8. proktaḥhave been explained
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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 9.2

    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

Am I noticing when the narration moves from one family line to another?

Practice

Mark the transition from Nariṣyanta’s descendants to Diṣṭa’s descendants in your study notes.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Dynasty Concludes; Please Hear FurtherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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