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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
9.24.409.24.42

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.24.41

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

कंसवत्यां देवश्रवस: सुवीर इषुमांस्तथा । बक: कङ्कात् तु कङ्कायां सत्यजित्पुरुजित् तथा ॥ ४१ ॥

kaṁsavatyāṁ devaśravasaḥ

suvīra iṣumāṁs tathā

bakaḥ kaṅkāt tu kaṅkāyāṁ

satyajit purujit tathā

Translation

Vasudeva’s brother named Devaśravā married Kaṁsavatī, by whom he begot two sons, named Suvīra and Iṣumān. Kaṅka, by his wife Kaṅkā, begot three sons, named Baka, Satyajit and Purujit.

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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.

Devaśravā’s and Kaṅka’s Sons

  1. 1

    Devaśravā, a brother of Vasudeva, married Kaṁsavatī.

  2. 2

    Devaśravā and Kaṁsavatī had two sons, Suvīra and Iṣumān.

  3. 3

    Kaṅka and his wife Kaṅkā had three sons: Baka, Satyajit and Purujit.

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. kaṁsavatyāmin the womb of Kaṁsavatī
  2. devaśravasaḥfrom Devaśravā, a brother of Vasudeva’s
  3. suvīraḥSuvīra
  4. iṣumānIṣumān
  5. tathāas well as
  6. bakaḥBaka
  7. kaṅkātfrom Kaṅka
  8. tuindeed
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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

What helps you keep these two sets of parents and sons distinct?

Practice

Draw two small family groups, placing each son beneath the correct parents.

Live this todayDevaśravā’s and Kaṅka’s SonsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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