Āgnīdhra Meets Pūrvacitti and Begets the Nine Sons of Jambūdvīpa
सम्परेते पितरि नव भ्रातरो मेरुदुहितृर्मेरुदेवीं प्रतिरूपामुग्रदंष्ट्रीं लतां रम्यां श्यामां नारीं भद्रां देववीतिमितिसंज्ञा नवोदवहन् ॥ २३ ॥
samparete pitari nava bhrātaro meru-duhitṝr merudevīṁ pratirūpām ugradaṁṣṭrīṁ latāṁ ramyāṁ śyāmāṁ nārīṁ bhadrāṁ devavītim iti saṁjñā navodavahan.
Sau khi phụ vương qua đời, chín anh em ấy cưới chín ái nữ của núi Meru: Merudevī, Pratirūpā, Ugradaṁṣṭrī, Latā, Ramyā, Śyāmā, Nārī, Bhadrā và Devavīti.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra.”
They are Merudevī, Pratirūpā, Ugradaṁṣṭrī, Latā, Ramyā, Śyāmā, Nārī, Bhadrā, and Devavīti.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating the dynastic and geographic unfolding of Bhū-maṇḍala through the descendants of Priyavrata; the marriages connect the nine brothers to Meru’s nine daughters, establishing further lineages.
The verse highlights orderly, dharmic continuity—reminding modern readers that family duties and social responsibilities can be harmonized with a larger spiritual purpose when aligned with sacred tradition.