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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 24: Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
9.24.10-119.24.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.24.12

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.24.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

वृष्णे: सुमित्र: पुत्रोऽभूद् युधाजिच्च परन्तप ।

शिनिस्तस्यानमित्रश्च निघ्नोऽभूदनमित्रत: ॥ १२ ॥

vṛṣṇeḥ sumitraḥ putro ’bhūd

yudhājic ca parantapa

śinis tasyānamitraś ca

nighno ’bhūd anamitrataḥ

Translation

O King, Mahārāja Parīkṣit, who can suppress your enemies, the sons of Vṛṣṇi were Sumitra and Yudhājit. From Yudhājit came Śini and Anamitra, and from Anamitra came a son named Nighna.

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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.

Vṛṣṇi’s Sons and Their Descendants

  1. 1

    Mahārāja Parīkṣit is addressed as a king who can suppress his enemies.

  2. 2

    Vṛṣṇi’s sons were Sumitra and Yudhājit.

  3. 3

    From Yudhājit came Śini and Anamitra. Anamitra’s son was Nighna.

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 24: Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

From Yudhājit came Anamitra and Śini, and from Anamitra came Nighna and another Śini. The descendants in succession from Śini were Satyaka, Yuyudhāna, Jaya, Kuṇi and Yugandhara.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.24
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. vṛṣṇeḥof Vṛṣṇi, the son of Sātvata
  2. sumitraḥSumitra
  3. putraḥa son
  4. abhūtappeared
  5. yudhājitYudhājit
  6. caalso
  7. param-tapaO king who can suppress enemies
  8. śiniḥŚini
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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 9.24

    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

Can I identify the two sons of Vṛṣṇi and the two sons of Yudhājit?

Practice

Sketch the two branches under Vṛṣṇi, then extend Yudhājit’s branch through Nighna.

Live this todayVṛṣṇi’s Sons and Their DescendantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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