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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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  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 9 · Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman
9.1.109.1.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 9.1.11-12

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

ततो मनु: श्राद्धदेव: संज्ञायामास भारत ।

श्रद्धायां जनयामास दश पुत्रान् स आत्मवान् ॥ ११ ॥

इक्ष्वाकुनृगशर्यातिदिष्टधृष्टकरूषकान् ।

नरिष्यन्तं पृषध्रं च नभगं च कविं विभु: ॥ १२ ॥

tato manuḥ śrāddhadevaḥ

saṁjñāyām āsa bhārata

śraddhāyāṁ janayām āsa

daśa putrān sa ātmavān

ikṣvāku-nṛga-śaryāti-

diṣṭa-dhṛṣṭa-karūṣakān

nariṣyantaṁ pṛṣadhraṁ ca

nabhagaṁ ca kaviṁ vibhuḥ

Translation

O King, best of the Bhārata dynasty, from Vivasvān, by the womb of Saṁjñā, Śrāddhadeva Manu was born. Śrāddhadeva Manu, having conquered his senses, begot ten sons in the womb of his wife, Śraddhā. The names of these sons were Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Śaryāti, Diṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa, Karūṣaka, Nariṣyanta, Pṛṣadhra, Nabhaga and Kavi.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Manu’s Self-Control and His Ten Sons

  1. 1

    Śrāddhadeva Manu was born from Vivasvān through Saṁjñā.

  2. 2

    Having conquered his senses, Śrāddhadeva Manu begot ten sons through his wife, Śraddhā.

  3. 3

    Their sons were Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Śaryāti, Diṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa, Karūṣaka, Nariṣyanta, Pṛṣadhra, Nabhaga and Kavi.

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