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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
9.24.459.24.47-48

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.24.46

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

बलं गदं सारणं च दुर्मदं विपुलं ध्रुवम् । वसुदेवस्तु रोहिण्यां कृतादीनुदपादयत् ॥ ४६ ॥

balaṁ gadaṁ sāraṇaṁ ca

durmadaṁ vipulaṁ dhruvam

vasudevas tu rohiṇyāṁ

kṛtādīn udapādayat

Translation

Vasudeva, by the womb of his wife Rohiṇī, begot sons such as Bala, Gada, Sāraṇa, Durmada, Vipula, Dhruva, Kṛta and others.

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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 Vasudeva and Rohiṇī

  1. 1

    Vasudeva had sons through his wife Rohiṇī.

  2. 2

    The sons named here include Bala, Gada, Sāraṇa and Durmada.

  3. 3

    Vipula, Dhruva and Kṛta are also named, along with other sons.

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 womb of Rohiṇī, Baladeva was born, along with Gada, Sāraṇa, Durmada, Vipula, Dhruva, Kṛta and others. Vasudeva had many other sons by his other wives, and the eighth son to appear from the womb of Devakī was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who delivered the entire world from the burden of demons.
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. balamBala
  2. gadamGada
  3. sāraṇamSāraṇa
  4. caalso
  5. durmadamDurmada
  6. vipulamVipula
  7. dhruvamDhruva
  8. vasudevaḥVasudeva (the father of Kṛṣṇa)
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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 of Rohiṇī’s sons can you remember after reading this verse?

Practice

Read the seven listed names aloud once, keeping their spellings in view.

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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 Vasudeva and RohiṇīThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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