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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
9.22.439.22.46-48

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 9.22.44-45

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

दण्डपाणिर्निमिस्तस्य क्षेमको भविता यत: ।

ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य वै योनिर्वंशो देवर्षिसत्कृत: ॥ ४४ ॥

क्षेमकं प्राप्य राजानं संस्थां प्राप्स्यति वै कलौ ।

अथ मागधराजानो भाविनो ये वदामि ते ॥ ४५ ॥

daṇḍapāṇir nimis tasya

kṣemako bhavitā yataḥ

brahma-kṣatrasya vai yonir

vaṁśo devarṣi-satkṛtaḥ

kṣemakaṁ prāpya rājānaṁ

saṁsthāṁ prāpsyati vai kalau

atha māgadha-rājāno

bhāvino ye vadāmi te

Translation

The son of Mahīnara will be Daṇḍapāṇi, and his son will be Nimi, from whom King Kṣemaka will be born. I have now described to you the moon-god’s dynasty, which is the source of brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas and is worshiped by demigods and great saints. In this Kali-yuga, Kṣemaka will be the last monarch. Now I shall describe to you the future of the Māgadha dynasty. Please listen.

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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.

The Moon-God’s Dynasty Ends With Kṣemaka

  1. 1

    Mahīnara’s son will be Daṇḍapāṇi, whose son will be Nimi. From Nimi, King Kṣemaka will be born.

  2. 2

    The moon-god’s dynasty is the source of brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas and is worshiped by demigods and great saints.

  3. 3

    Kṣemaka will be this dynasty’s last monarch in Kali-yuga. The account then turns to the future of the Māgadha dynasty, with a request to listen.

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:

From Janamejaya, he said, would come a son named Śatānīka, and following in the dynasty would be Sahasrānīka, Aśvamedhaja, Asīmakṛṣṇa, Nemicakra, Citraratha, Śuciratha, Vṛṣṭimān, Suṣeṇa, Sunītha, Nṛcakṣu, Sukhīnala, Pariplava, Sunaya, Medhāvī, Nṛpañjaya, Dūrva, Timi, Bṛhadratha, Sudāsa, Śatānīka, Durdamana, Mahīnara, Daṇḍapāṇi, Nimi and Kṣemaka. Śukadeva Gosvāmī then predicted the kings of the māgadha-vaṁśa, or Māgadha dynasty.
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. daṇḍapāṇiḥDaṇḍapāṇi
  2. nimiḥNimi
  3. tasyafrom him (Mahīnara)
  4. kṣemakaḥa son named Kṣemaka
  5. bhavitāwill take birth
  6. yataḥfrom whom (Nimi)
  7. brahma-kṣatrasyaof brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas
  8. vaiindeed
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 9.22

    In this verse: “worshiped”

  • 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 stands out to you about this honored dynasty reaching its end in Kali-yuga?

Practice

Pause and reread the request, “Please listen,” then give one uninterrupted minute to reading this passage.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 9.22's connections

Live this todayThe Moon-God’s Dynasty Ends With KṣemakaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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