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  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
9.22.259.22.27-28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.22.26

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

गान्धार्यां धृतराष्ट्रस्य जज्ञे पुत्रशतं नृप ।

तत्र दुर्योधनो ज्येष्ठो दु:शला चापि कन्यका ॥ २६ ॥

gāndhāryāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya

jajñe putra-śataṁ nṛpa

tatra duryodhano jyeṣṭho

duḥśalā cāpi kanyakā

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s wife, Gāndhārī, gave birth to one hundred sons and one daughter, O King. The oldest of the sons was Duryodhana, and the daughter’s name was Duḥśalā.

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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.

Gāndhārī’s Sons and Daughter

  1. 1

    Gāndhārī was Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s wife.

  2. 2

    She gave birth to one hundred sons. Duryodhana was the eldest.

  3. 3

    She also had one daughter, whose name was Duḥśalā.

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:

Dhṛtarāṣṭra had one hundred sons, headed by Duryodhana, and one daughter named Duḥśalā. Pāṇḍu had five sons, headed by Yudhiṣṭhira, and each of these five sons had one son from Draupadī.
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. gāndhāryāmin the womb of Gāndhārī
  2. dhṛtarāṣṭrasyaof Dhṛtarāṣṭra
  3. jajñewere born
  4. putra-śatamone hundred sons
  5. nṛpaO King Parīkṣit
  6. tatraamong the sons
  7. duryodhanaḥthe son named Duryodhana
  8. jyeṣṭhaḥthe eldest
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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

Am I giving attention to each detail in the account, including the daughter’s name?

Practice

Write a short family note naming Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Gāndhārī, their eldest son and their daughter.

Live this todayGāndhārī’s Sons and DaughterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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