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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 1 · Chapter 12: Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit
1.12.311.12.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.12.32

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The learned brāhmaṇassince 1.12.19inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

यक्ष्यमाणोऽश्वमेधेन ज्ञातिद्रोहजिहासया ।

राजा लब्धधनो दध्यौ नान्यत्र करदण्डयो: ॥ ३२ ॥

yakṣyamāṇo ’śvamedhena

jñāti-droha-jihāsayā

rājā labdha-dhano dadhyau

nānyatra kara-daṇḍayoḥ

Translation

Just at this time, King Yudhiṣṭhira was considering performing a horse sacrifice to get freed from sins incurred from fighting with kinsmen. But he became anxious to get some wealth, for there were no surplus funds outside of fines and tax collection.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Respecting the Purpose of Public Funds

  1. 1

    Yudhiṣṭhira wished to perform a horse sacrifice to become free from sins incurred in fighting his kinsmen. He wanted to do this under Bhīṣmadeva's instruction.

  2. 2

    After the Battle of Kurukṣetra, the treasury was exhausted. Taxes and fines provided only enough for the state budget.

  3. 3

    With no surplus available, the King was anxious to obtain wealth in another way. He sought additional resources for the sacrifice.

Key points from the purport
  • After the Battle of Kurukṣetra the state treasury was exhausted, and therefore there was no surplus fund except the fund from tax collection and fines.
  • Such funds were sufficient only for the state budget, and having no excess fund, the King was anxious to get more wealth in some other way in order to perform the horse sacrifice.
  • Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira wanted to perform this sacrifice under the instruction of Bhīṣmadeva.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Longing → Joy and continuity. Departure and welcome coexist; Parīkṣit embodies continuity of grace.

Chapters 10–12 of Canto 1: Kṛṣṇa returns to Dvārakā; Parīkṣit is born. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 12: Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit

Parīkṣit’s protection in the womb is recalled, and learned brāhmaṇas predict his qualities at birth.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.12
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yakṣyamāṇaḥdesiring to perform
  2. aśvamedhenaby the horse sacrifice ceremony
  3. jñāti-drohafighting with kinsmen
  4. jihāsayāfor getting free
  5. rājāKing Yudhiṣṭhira
  6. labdha-dhanaḥfor getting some wealth
  7. dadhyauthought about it
  8. na anyatranot otherwise
  9. kara-daṇḍayoḥtaxes and fines
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.12

    In this verse: “wealth”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 1.12

    In this verse: “king”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 1.12

    In this verse: “sins”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I respecting the intended purpose of resources entrusted to me?

Practice

Review one planned expense today and check that it does not use money needed for an existing responsibility.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 1.12's connections

Live this todayRespecting the Purpose of Public FundsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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