I offer respects to you, the supreme Lord Vāsudeva, residing in all living entities. I offer respects to the great Lord who is peaceful. “By what practice does one absorb the mind in Kṛṣṇa?” One does this by offering respects, by meditation and chanting. When Ambarīṣa was the emperor of the seven islands, it is understood that Yayāti was the ruler of Bhārata-varṣa. [Note: SB 9.18.46 describes Yayāti as the ruler of the seven islands. This must mean seven varṣas out of nine belonging to Bhārata-varṣa. Simultaneously Ambarīśa ruled the seven islands made by the seven oceans. ] Ambarīṣa is the eighth in the following line: Brahmā, Marīci, Kaśyapa, Vivasvān, Śrāddhadeva, Naghava, Nābhāga and Ambarīṣa. Yayāti was eighth in the following line: Brahmā, Atri, Candra, Budha, Purūrava, Āyu, Nahuṣa and Yayāti. Because of the influence of Ambarīṣa, Yayāti, who was absorbed in material enjoyment, developed great devotion. Because of Yayāti’s association, Devayānī also developed great devotion. When the dynasty from the sun and moon begin simultaneously and when the emperors of the sun dynasty rule the seven islands, the kings of the moon dynasty rule Bhārata-varṣa. When the members of the moon dynasty become emperors of the seven islands, then the members of the sun dynasty become the kings of Bhārata-varṣa. This is how the sovereignty of the dynasties of the sun and moon operate. Thus ends the commentary on the Nineteenth Chapter of the Ninth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Twenty Puru’s Descendents: Śakuntalā