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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 24: Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
9.24.399.24.41

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.24.40

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The sun-godsince 9.24.34inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

शिशुपाळ: सुतस्तस्या: कथितस्तस्य सम्भव: । देवभागस्य कंसायां चित्रकेतुबृहद्ब‍लौ ॥ ४० ॥

śiśupālaḥ sutas tasyāḥ

kathitas tasya sambhavaḥ

devabhāgasya kaṁsāyāṁ

citraketu-bṛhadbalau

Translation

The son of Śrutaśravā was Śiśupāla, whose birth has already been described [in the Seventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam]. Vasudeva’s brother named Devabhāga had two sons born of his wife, Kaṁsā. These two sons were Citraketu and Bṛhadbala.

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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.

Śrutaśravā’s Son and Devabhāga’s Family

  1. 1

    Śrutaśravā’s son was Śiśupāla, whose birth had already been described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

  2. 2

    Devabhāga was a brother of Vasudeva, and his wife was Kaṁsā.

  3. 3

    Devabhāga and Kaṁsā had two sons, Citraketu and Bṛhadbala.

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:

Devabhāga, through the womb of Kaṁsā, begot Citraketu and Bṛhadbala; and Devaśravā, through the womb of Kaṁsavatī, begot Suvīra and Iṣumān. From Kaṅka, through the womb of Kaṅkā, came Baka, Satyajit and Purujit, and from Sṛñjaya, through the womb of Rāṣṭrapālikā, came Vṛṣa and Durmarṣaṇa.
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. śiśupālaḥŚiśupāla
  2. sutaḥthe son
  3. tasyāḥof her (Śrutaśravā)
  4. kathitaḥalready described (in the Seventh Canto)
  5. tasyahis
  6. sambhavaḥbirth
  7. devabhāgasyafrom Devabhāga, a brother of Vasudeva’s
  8. kaṁsāyāmin the womb of Kaṁsā, his wife
  9. citraketuCitraketu
  10. bṛhadbalauand Bṛhadbala
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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

Which names do you need to review to keep these family relationships clear?

Practice

Read the verse once, then try to name Śrutaśravā’s son and Devabhāga’s two sons without looking.

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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 9.24's connections

Live this todayŚrutaśravā’s Son and Devabhāga’s FamilyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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