Canto 9, Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Verse 8 (SB 9.17.8)
SB 9.17.8 • मूल श्लोक

अलर्कात्सन्ततिस्तस्मात् सुनीथोऽथ निकेतन: । धर्मकेतु: सुतस्तस्मात् सत्यकेतुरजायत ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

alarkāt santatis tasmāt sunītho ’tha niketanaḥ dharmaketuḥ sutas tasmāt satyaketur ajāyata

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

alarkāt — from Alarka; santatiḥ — a son known as Santati; tasmāt — from him; sunīthaḥ — Sunītha; atha — from him; niketanaḥ — a son named Niketana; dharmaketuḥ — Dharmaketu; sutaḥ — a son; tasmāt — and from Dharmaketu; satyaketuḥ — Satyaketu; ajāyata — was born.

Translation

“From Alarka came a son named Santati, and his son was Sunītha. The son of Sunītha was Niketana, the son of Niketana was Dharmaketu, and the son of Dharmaketu was Satyaketu.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda