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1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

9.24.42 9.24.44

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.24.43

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

मिश्रकेश्यामप्सरसि वृकादीन् वत्सकस्तथा । तक्षपुष्करशालादीन् दुर्वाक्ष्यां वृक आदधे ॥ ४३ ॥

miśrakeśyām apsarasi

vṛkādīn vatsakas tathā

takṣa-puṣkara-śālādīn

durvākṣyāṁ vṛka ādadhe

Translation

Thereafter, King Vatsaka, by the womb of his wife, Miśrakeśī, who was an Apsarā, begot sons headed by Vṛka. Vṛka, by his wife, Durvākṣī, begot Takṣa, Puṣkara, Śāla and so on.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Two Generations of Vatsaka’s Family

1
King Vatsaka’s wife Miśrakeśī was an Apsarā.
2
Their sons were headed by Vṛka.
3
Vṛka and his wife Durvākṣī had sons including Takṣa, Puṣkara and Śāla.

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

Chapter 24: Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Vatsaka, through the womb of Miśrakeśī, begot Vṛka, who begot the sons named Takṣa, Puṣkara and Śāla. From Samīka came Sumitra and Arjunapāla, and from Ānaka came Ṛtadhāmā and Jaya.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.24

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

miśrakeśyāmin the womb of Miśrakeśī
apsarasiwho belonged to the Apsarā group
vṛka-ādīnVṛka and other sons
vatsakaḥVatsaka
tathāas well
takṣa-puṣkara-śāla-ādīnsons headed by Takṣa, Puṣkara and Śāla
durvākṣyāmin the womb of his wife, Durvākṣī
vṛkaḥVṛka
ādadhebegot

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.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can you follow the family connection from Vatsaka to Vṛka and then to Vṛka’s sons?

Practice

Draw a small family chart showing the two generations described in this verse.

Live this todayTwo Generations of Vatsaka’s FamilyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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