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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 22: The Descendants of Ajamīḍha
9.22.19.22.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.22.2

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.22.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्य पुत्रशतं तेषां यवीयान् पृषत: सुत: ।

स तस्माद् द्रुपदो जज्ञे सर्वसम्पत्समन्वित: ॥ २ ॥

tasya putra-śataṁ teṣāṁ

yavīyān pṛṣataḥ sutaḥ

sa tasmād drupado jajñe

sarva-sampat-samanvitaḥ

Translation

Somaka had one hundred sons, of whom the youngest was Pṛṣata. From Pṛṣata was born King Drupada, who was opulent in all supremacy.

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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.

Somaka’s Youngest Son and King Drupada

  1. 1

    Somaka had one hundred sons.

  2. 2

    The youngest of these sons was Pṛṣata.

  3. 3

    Pṛṣata’s son was King Drupada, who was opulent in all supremacy.

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 22: The Descendants of Ajamīḍha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Somaka had one hundred sons, of whom the youngest was Pṛṣata, from whom Drupada was born. Drupada’s daughter was Draupadī, and his sons were headed by Dhṛṣṭadyumna.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.22
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasyaof him (Somaka)
  2. putra-śatamone hundred sons
  3. teṣāmof all of them
  4. yavīyānthe youngest
  5. pṛṣataḥPṛṣata
  6. sutaḥthe son
  7. saḥhe
  8. tasmātfrom him (Pṛṣata)
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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 9.22

    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

What details help me remember Pṛṣata’s place in this family?

Practice

Write the sequence Somaka, Pṛṣata and Drupada, noting that Pṛṣata was the youngest of one hundred sons.

Live this todaySomaka’s Youngest Son and King DrupadaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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