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Canto 9 · Chapter 21: The Dynasty of Bharata

9.20.39 9.21.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.21.1

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.21.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

वितथस्य सुतान् मन्योर्बृहत्क्षत्रो जयस्तत: ।

महावीर्यो नरो गर्ग: सङ्‍कृतिस्तु नरात्मज: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

vitathasya sutān manyor

bṛhatkṣatro jayas tataḥ

mahāvīryo naro gargaḥ

saṅkṛtis tu narātmajaḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Because Bharadvāja was delivered by the Marut demigods, he was known as Vitatha. The son of Vitatha was Manyu, and from Manyu came five sons — Bṛhatkṣatra, Jaya, Mahāvīrya, Nara and Garga. Of these five, the one known as Nara had a son named Saṅkṛti.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Family Line Through Saṅkṛti

1
Bharadvāja was known as Vitatha because he was delivered by the Marut demigods.
2
Vitatha’s son was Manyu. Manyu had five sons: Bṛhatkṣatra, Jaya, Mahāvīrya, Nara and Garga.
3
Nara had a son named Saṅkṛti. This verse traces the family line through him.

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

Chapter 21: The Dynasty of Bharata

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The son of Bharadvāja was Manyu, and Manyu’s sons were Bṛhatkṣatra, Jaya, Mahāvīrya, Nara and Garga. Of these five, Nara had a son named Saṅkṛti, who had two sons, named Guru and Rantideva.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.21

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
vitathasyaof Vitatha (Bharadvāja), who was accepted in the family of Mahārāja Bharata under special circumstances of disappointment
sutātfrom the son
manyoḥnamed Manyu
bṛhatkṣatraḥBṛhatkṣatra
jayaḥJaya
tataḥfrom him
mahāvīryaḥMahāvīrya

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.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I follow the family line from Vitatha to Saṅkṛti?

Practice

Write a simple family line showing Vitatha, Manyu, Nara and Saṅkṛti.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Family Line Through SaṅkṛtiThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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