# SB 9.16.37 ## Text > evaṁ kauśika-gotraṁ tu > viśvāmitraiḥ pṛthag-vidham > pravarāntaram āpannaṁ > tad dhi caivaṁ prakalpitam ## Synonyms *evam*—in this way (some sons having been cursed and some blessed); *kauśika*-*gotram*—the dynasty of Kauśika; *tu*—indeed; *viśvāmitraiḥ*—by the sons of Viśvāmitra; *pṛthak*-*vidham*—in different varieties; *pravara*-*antaram*—differences between one another; *āpannam*—obtained; *tat*—that; *hi*—indeed; *ca*—also; *evam*—thus; *prakalpitam*—ascertained. ## Translation **Viśvāmitra cursed some of his sons and blessed the others, and he also adopted a son. Thus there were varieties in the Kauśika dynasty, but among all the sons, Devarāta was considered the eldest.** Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Sixteenth Chapter, of the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* entitled "Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World's Ruling Class."