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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
9.24.139.24.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.24.14

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

युयुधान: सात्यकिर्वै जयस्तस्य कुणिस्तत: ।

युगन्धरोऽनमित्रस्य वृष्णि: पुत्रोऽपरस्तत: ॥ १४ ॥

yuyudhānaḥ sātyakir vai

jayas tasya kuṇis tataḥ

yugandharo ’namitrasya

vṛṣṇiḥ putro ’paras tataḥ

Translation

The son of Satyaka was Yuyudhāna, whose son was Jaya. From Jaya came a son named Kuṇi and from Kuṇi a son named Yugandhara. Another son of Anamitra was Vṛṣṇi.

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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.

Satyaka’s Line and Anamitra’s Other Son

  1. 1

    Satyaka’s son was Yuyudhāna, whose son was Jaya.

  2. 2

    Jaya’s son was Kuṇi, and Kuṇi’s son was Yugandhara.

  3. 3

    Another son of Anamitra was Vṛṣṇi.

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:

The descendants in succession from Śini were Satyaka, Yuyudhāna, Jaya, Kuṇi and Yugandhara. Another son of Anamitra was Vṛṣṇi.
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. yuyudhānaḥYuyudhāna
  2. sātyakiḥthe son of Satyaka
  3. vaiindeed
  4. jayaḥJaya
  5. tasyaof him (Yuyudhāna)
  6. kuṇiḥKuṇi
  7. tataḥfrom him (Jaya)
  8. yugandharaḥYugandhara
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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

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

Do I notice where the account shifts from Satyaka’s descendants back to another son of Anamitra?

Practice

Write the line from Satyaka to Yugandhara, then record Anamitra and Vṛṣṇi separately.

Live this todaySatyaka’s Line and Anamitra’s Other SonThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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