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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 4 · Chapter 9: Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home
4.9.504.9.52

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.9.51

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.9.36inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

तां शशंसुर्जना राज्ञीं दिष्टय‍ा ते पुत्र आर्तिहा । प्रतिलब्धश्चिरं नष्टो रक्षिता मण्डलं भुव: ॥ ५१ ॥

tāṁ śaśaṁsur janā rājñīṁ

diṣṭyā te putra ārti-hā

pratilabdhaś ciraṁ naṣṭo

rakṣitā maṇḍalaṁ bhuvaḥ

Translation

The residents of the palace praised the Queen: Dear Queen, your beloved son was lost a long time ago, and it is your great fortune that he now has come back. It appears, therefore, that your son will be able to protect you for a very long time and will put an end to all your material pangs.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Return That Brings Hope

  1. 1

    The residents of the palace praised Queen Sunīti upon her son’s return.

  2. 2

    They recognized her great fortune in regaining her beloved son after his long absence.

  3. 3

    They expressed confidence that he would protect her for a long time and end her material suffering.

How it feels

Rejection → Transformed aspiration. A child's wounded pride is purified by divine encounter.

Chapters 8–12 of Canto 4: Dhruva seeks and encounters the Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 9: Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home

The Lord grants Dhruva’s desire; Dhruva regrets his former hostility and returns to his family.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.9
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tāmunto Queen Sunīti
  2. śaśaṁsuḥoffered praise
  3. janāḥthe people in general
  4. rājñīmunto the Queen
  5. diṣṭyāby fortune
  6. teyour
  7. putraḥson
  8. ārti-hāwill vanquish all your pains
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 4.9

    In this verse: “material”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 4.9

    In this verse: “protect”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 4.9

    In this verse: “suffering”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you share sincerely in another person’s good fortune?

Practice

Congratulate someone on a happy event and acknowledge what it means to them.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Return That Brings HopeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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