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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 9 · Chapter 21: The Dynasty of Bharata

9.21.27 9.21.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 9.21.28-29

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

सुपार्श्वात् सुमतिस्तस्य पुत्र: सन्नतिमांस्तत: ।

कृती हिरण्यनाभाद् यो योगं प्राप्य जगौ स्म षट् ॥ २८ ॥

संहिता: प्राच्यसाम्नां वै नीपो ह्युद्ग्रायुधस्तत: ।

तस्य क्षेम्य: सुवीरोऽथ सुवीरस्य रिपुञ्जय: ॥ २९ ॥

supārśvāt sumatis tasya

putraḥ sannatimāṁs tataḥ

kṛtī hiraṇyanābhād yo

yogaṁ prāpya jagau sma ṣaṭ

saṁhitāḥ prācyasāmnāṁ vai

nīpo hy udgrāyudhas tataḥ

tasya kṣemyaḥ suvīro ’tha

suvīrasya ripuñjayaḥ

Translation

From Supārśva came a son named Sumati, from Sumati came Sannatimān, and from Sannatimān came Kṛtī, who achieved mystic power from Brahmā and taught six saṁhitās of the Prācyasāma verses of the Sāma Veda. The son of Kṛtī was Nīpa; the son of Nīpa, Udgrāyudha; the son of Udgrāyudha, Kṣemya; the son of Kṣemya, Suvīra; and the son of Suvīra, Ripuñjaya.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛtī’s Mystic Power and Vedic Teaching

1
Supārśva’s son was Sumati, whose son was Sannatimān. Sannatimān’s son was Kṛtī.
2
Kṛtī achieved mystic power from Brahmā. He taught six saṁhitās of the Prācyasāma verses of the Sāma Veda.
3
Kṛtī’s descendants continued through Nīpa, Udgrāyudha, Kṣemya, Suvīra and Ripuñjaya, each the son of the one before 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 Dvimīḍha was Yavīnara, and from Yavīnara came many sons and grandsons, such as Kṛtimān, Satyadhṛti, Dṛḍhanemi, Supārśva, Sumati, Sannatimān, Kṛtī, Nīpa, Udgrāyudha, Kṣemya, Suvīra, Ripuñjaya and Bahuratha. Purumīḍha had no sons, but Ajamīḍha, in addition to his other sons, had a son named Nīla, whose son was Śānti.

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