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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
9.24.419.24.43

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.24.42

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

सृञ्जयो राष्ट्रपाल्यां च वृषदुर्मर्षणादिकान् ।

हरिकेशहिरण्याक्षौ शूरभूम्यां च श्यामक: ॥ ४२ ॥

sṛñjayo rāṣṭrapālyāṁ ca

vṛṣa-durmarṣaṇādikān

harikeśa-hiraṇyākṣau

śūrabhūmyāṁ ca śyāmakaḥ

Translation

King Sṛñjaya, by his wife, Rāṣṭrapālikā, begot sons headed by Vṛṣa and Durmarṣaṇa. King Śyāmaka, by his wife, Śūrabhūmi, begot two sons, named Harikeśa and Hiraṇyākṣa.

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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.

The Sons of Sṛñjaya and Śyāmaka

  1. 1

    King Sṛñjaya and his wife Rāṣṭrapālikā had sons headed by Vṛṣa and Durmarṣaṇa.

  2. 2

    King Śyāmaka and his wife Śūrabhūmi had two sons.

  3. 3

    Śyāmaka’s sons were named Harikeśa and Hiraṇyākṣa.

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:

Śyāmaka, through the womb of Śūrabhūmi, begot Harikeśa and Hiraṇyākṣa. Vatsaka, through the womb of Miśrakeśī, begot Vṛka, who begot the sons named Takṣa, Puṣkara and Śāla.
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. sṛñjayaḥSṛñjaya
  2. rāṣṭrapālyāmthrough his wife, Rāṣṭrapālikā
  3. caand
  4. vṛṣa-durmarṣaṇa-ādikānbegot sons headed by Vṛṣa and Durmarṣaṇa
  5. harikeśaHarikeśa
  6. hiraṇyākṣauand Hiraṇyākṣa
  7. śūrabhūmyāmin the womb of Śūrabhūmi
  8. caand
  9. śyāmakaḥKing Śyāmaka
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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

How does noticing both parents help you follow the families described here?

Practice

Write each couple’s names beside the names of their sons.

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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 todayThe Sons of Sṛñjaya and ŚyāmakaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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