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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 9.24.3-4

Who is speaking and story frame

क्रथस्य कुन्ति: पुत्रोऽभूद्वृष्णिस्तस्याथ निर्वृति: ।

ततो दशार्हो नाम्नाभूत् तस्य व्योम: सुतस्तत: ॥ ३ ॥

जीमूतो विकृतिस्तस्य यस्य भीमरथ: सुत: ।

ततो नवरथ: पुत्रो जातो दशरथस्तत: ॥ ४ ॥

krathasya kuntiḥ putro ’bhūd

vṛṣṇis tasyātha nirvṛtiḥ

tato daśārho nāmnābhūt

tasya vyomaḥ sutas tataḥ

jīmūto vikṛtis tasya

yasya bhīmarathaḥ sutaḥ

tato navarathaḥ putro

jāto daśarathas tataḥ

Translation

The son of Kratha was Kunti; the son of Kunti, Vṛṣṇi; the son of Vṛṣṇi, Nirvṛti; and the son of Nirvṛti, Daśārha. From Daśārha came Vyoma; from Vyoma came Jīmūta; from Jīmūta, Vikṛti; from Vikṛti, Bhīmaratha; from Bhīmaratha, Navaratha; and from Navaratha, Daśaratha.

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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.

Kratha’s Line Through Daśaratha

  1. 1

    Kratha’s son was Kunti, whose son was Vṛṣṇi. From Vṛṣṇi came Nirvṛti, and from Nirvṛti came Daśārha.

  2. 2

    Daśārha’s son was Vyoma, whose son was Jīmūta. From Jīmūta came Vikṛti.

  3. 3

    Vikṛti’s son was Bhīmaratha, whose son was Navaratha. Navaratha’s son was Daśaratha.

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 the son of Vidarbha named Kratha came a son named Kunti, from whose dynasty came the descendants named Vṛṣṇi, Nirvṛti, Daśārha, Vyoma, Jīmūta, Vikṛti, Bhīmaratha, Navaratha, Daśaratha, Śakuni, Karambhi, Devarāta, Devakṣatra, Madhu, Kuruvaśa, Anu, Puruhotra, Ayu and Sātvata. Sātvata had seven sons.
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. krathasyaof Kratha
  2. kuntiḥKunti
  3. putraḥa son
  4. abhūtwas born
  5. vṛṣṇiḥVṛṣṇi
  6. tasyahis
  7. athathen
  8. nirvṛtiḥNirvṛti
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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

Does reading the names in smaller groups help me follow this family line?

Practice

Read the line from Kratha to Daśaratha aloud once, pausing between generations.

Live this todayKratha’s Line Through DaśarathaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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