Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.11.13-14
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBharata’s Offering and Śatrughna’s Establishment of Mathurā
“Śatrughna had two sons, named Subāhu and Śrutasena. When Lord Bharata went to conquer all directions, He had to kill many millions of Gandharvas, who are generally pretenders. Taking all their wealth, He offered it to Lord Rāmacandra. Śatrughna also killed a Rākṣasa named Lavaṇa, who was the son of Madhu Rākṣasa. Thus He established in the great forest known as Madhuvana the town known as Mathurā.”
What the purport teaches
- Śatrughna had two sons, named Subāhu and Śrutasena.
- While conquering all directions, Lord Bharata killed many millions of Gandharvas, described as generally pretenders. He offered all their wealth to Lord Rāmacandra.
- Śatrughna killed Lavaṇa, the son of Madhu Rākṣasa. He then established the town of Mathurā in the great forest of Madhuvana.
Try this today
Read Lord Bharata’s offering aloud and pause to reflect on its completeness.
Ask yourself
What stands out to me about Lord Bharata offering all the wealth to Lord Rāmacandra?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.