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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 9 · Chapter 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu
9.2.339.2.35-36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.2.34

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

हेमचन्द्र: सुतस्तस्य धूम्राक्षस्तस्य चात्मज: ।

तत्पुत्रात् संयमादासीत् कृशाश्व: सहदेवज: ॥ ३४ ॥

hemacandraḥ sutas tasya

dhūmrākṣas tasya cātmajaḥ

tat-putrāt saṁyamād āsīt

kṛśāśvaḥ saha-devajaḥ

Translation

The son of Viśāla was known as Hemacandra, his son was Dhūmrākṣa, and his son was Saṁyama, whose sons were Devaja and Kṛśāśva.

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

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Viśāla’s Line Continues Through Saṁyama

  1. 1

    Viśāla’s son was Hemacandra.

  2. 2

    Hemacandra’s son was Dhūmrākṣa, whose son was Saṁyama.

  3. 3

    Saṁyama had two sons, Devaja and Kṛśāśva.

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:

The son of Viśāla was Hemacandra, his son was Dhūmrākṣa, and his son was Saṁyama. The sons of Saṁyama were Devaja and Kṛśāśva.
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. hemacandraḥwas named Hemacandra
  2. sutaḥthe son
  3. tasyaof him (Viśāla)
  4. dhūmrākṣaḥwas named Dhūmrākṣa
  5. tasyaof him (Hemacandra)
  6. caalso
  7. ātmajaḥthe son
  8. tat-putrātfrom the son of him (Dhūmrākṣa)
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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.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where does this family line branch into two sons?

Practice

Draw the family line from Viśāla to Saṁyama, then add separate branches for Devaja and Kṛśāśva.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayViśāla’s Line Continues Through SaṁyamaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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