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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 9 · Chapter 20: The Dynasty of Pūru
9.20.69.20.8-9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.20.7

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.20.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्य मेधातिथिस्तस्मात् प्रस्कन्नाद्या द्विजातय: ।

पुत्रोऽभूत् सुमते रेभिर्दुष्मन्तस्तत्सुतो मत: ॥ ७ ॥

tasya medhātithis tasmāt

praskannādyā dvijātayaḥ

putro ’bhūt sumate rebhir

duṣmantas tat-suto mataḥ

Translation

The son of Kaṇva was Medhātithi, whose sons, all brāhmaṇas, were headed by Praskanna. The son of Rantināva named Sumati had a son named Rebhi. Mahārāja Duṣmanta is well known as the son of Rebhi.

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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.

Brāhmaṇa Descendants and Duṣmanta’s Family Line

  1. 1

    Kaṇva’s son was Medhātithi. Medhātithi’s sons, headed by Praskanna, were all brāhmaṇas.

  2. 2

    Rantināva’s son Sumati had a son named Rebhi.

  3. 3

    Mahārāja Duṣmanta is well known as Rebhi’s son. The translation records both the brāhmaṇa descendants and Duṣmanta’s parentage.

How it feels

Historical movement → Anticipation. The narrative narrows toward its divine center.

Chapters 20–24 of Canto 9: Lineages leading to the appearance of Kṛṣṇa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 20: The Dynasty of Pūru

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The sons of Medhātithi, headed by Praskanna, were all brāhmaṇas. The son of Rantināva named Sumati had a son named Rebhi, and his son was Duṣmanta.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.20
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasyaof him (Kaṇva)
  2. medhātithiḥa son named Medhātithi
  3. tasmātfrom him (Medhātithi)
  4. praskanna-ādyāḥsons headed by Praskanna
  5. dvijātayaḥall brāhmaṇas
  6. putraḥa son
  7. abhūtthere was
  8. sumateḥfrom Sumati
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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.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which descendants are specifically described as brāhmaṇas?

Practice

Write the two lines separately: Kaṇva’s descendants and the line from Sumati to Duṣmanta.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBrāhmaṇa Descendants and Duṣmanta’s Family LineThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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