Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.20.30
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyBharata’s Campaign Against Opposition to Vedic Principles
“When Mahārāja Bharata was on tour, he defeated or killed all the Kirātas, Hūṇas, Yavanas, Pauṇḍras, Kaṅkas, Khaśas, Śakas and the kings who were opposed to the Vedic principles of brahminical culture.”
What the purport teaches
- While on tour, Mahārāja Bharata carried out a military campaign.
- He defeated or killed the Kirātas, Hūṇas, Yavanas, Pauṇḍras, Kaṅkas, Khaśas and Śakas.
- The verse also describes his defeat or killing of kings opposed to the Vedic principles of brahminical culture. It presents this campaign as part of his rule.
Try this today
Reread the verse and identify the principles named in its description of Bharata’s campaign.
Ask yourself
What place did Vedic principles have in Bharata’s exercise of royal authority?
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.