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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.16.2
स उत्तरस्य तनयामुपयेम इरावतीम् ।
जनमेजयादींश्चतुरस्तस्यामुत्पादयत् सुतान् ॥ २ ॥
sa uttarasya tanayām
upayema irāvatīm
janamejayādīṁś caturas
tasyām utpādayat sutān
King Parīkṣit married the daughter of King Uttara and begot four sons, headed by Mahārāja Janamejaya.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
King Parīkṣit married Irāvatī, the daughter of King Uttara, and had four sons headed by Mahārāja Janamejaya. The purport explains that the Vedic marriage system stressed gotra, or family.
Janamejaya was one of the rājarṣi kings. Grieving his father's death, he began a sacrifice to kill the serpents, but changed his decision at the request of influential demigods and sages.
Janamejaya showed great respect to his father and Vyāsadeva. He also generously rewarded those present at the sacrifice.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Moral alarm → Resolve. The king's duty is tested in a deteriorating age.
Chapters 16–17 of Canto 1: Parīkṣit confronts Kali. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
Parīkṣit rules as a devotee while the personality of religion and mother earth discuss their distress.
Back to this verse in chapter 1.16Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Visarga · Subcreation
How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 1.16
In this verse: “king”
Abhaya · Fearlessness
Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 1.16
In this verse: “death”
Vātsalya · Parental affection
Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 1.16
In this verse: “father's”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to reconsider a decision when wise counsel challenges my grief or anger?
Before acting on one upset feeling today, pause and seek thoughtful guidance.
The story this chapter belongs to.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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